Скачать или смотреть Murders, cartels, squalor: Inside ‘colony’ near Houston accused of being ‘haven for illegal aliens’

In the piney woods and wetlands 35 miles north of Houston, one of the biggest housing developments in the country has become one of the most controversial. NY Post Investigative reporter Dana Kennedy shares this story.

Colony Ridge, a sprawl of homes, trailers and even tents, is home to as many as 75,000 people in an area at least 50 percent bigger than Manhattan.

But next week, it will be the subject of a special session of the Texas legislature, ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott, because of claims it is a “no-go area,” a home to criminals and drug cartels, and a magnet for “illegal immigration.”

Texas’s 25 House Republicans, who’ve also called for an investigation, said it is “an optimal haven for illegal aliens amid a historic border crisis.”

The 40-square-mile development on unincorporated land in Liberty County was launched 15 years ago by billionaire developer brothers Trey and John Harris.

Its latest and largest subdivision, when complete, will be 30,000 lots.

Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/10/05/murders...

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