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Alejandro Obrégon and his wife, Rocio, stand in front of their home near the site of a landfill proposed by developer C. Y. Benavides, about 20 miles east of Laredo. Their daughter, Abigail, is at right. Photo by Robin Jerstad, courtesy of the Texas Tribune.

Alejandro Obrégon and his wife, Rocio, stand in front of their home near the site of a landfill proposed by developer C. Y. Benavides, about 20 miles east of Laredo. Their daughter, Abigail, is at right. Photo by Robin Jerstad, courtesy of the Texas Tribune.

Alejandro Obregon and his wife, Rocio, stand in front of their home near the site of a landfill proposed by developer C. Y. Benavides, about 20 miles east of Laredo. Their daughter, Abigail, is at right. Photo by Robin Jerstad, courtesy of the Texas Tribune.