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Life in the Poorest City in the US
More than half the population Escobares, Texas live under the poverty line.
In the tiny city of Escobares, Texas, 62% of residents live below the poverty line.
That's the highest rate of any US city over 1,000 people, according to the 2016 US Census Bureau survey.
Directly on the US-Mexico border, the city struggles with crime and unemployment.
But local officials say they're trying hard to lift Escobares out of the cycle of poverty.
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