Hondo Empowerment Committee Storms City Hall

Over 30 residents of Hondo, a small town an hour outside of San Antonio, marched to City Hall in response to the collapse of a recently reopened grain silo in the heart of the neighborhood. Without consultation or even informing the surrounding community, the City approved dozens of 60 plus year old grain silos to be reopened, causing a foul odor to permeated the nearby houses and leading to a rat infestation. After only a week, a grain silo collapsed on top of a teenage boy, who remains in critical condition.

The Hondo Empowerment Committee charged the city with environmental racism and demanded the grain silos be moved away from houses and businesses. Many residents testified to the negative impacts of these silos and the fear they now cause the community.