Their names are Pedro and Maria Rodriguez … and at age 79, they’re building their first concrete home. Tucked in among commercial orange groves, Pedro and Maria’s shaded half-acre lot - located near the Mexican border outside Alton, Texas - is filled with flowers and shrubs.
Twelve years ago, under a contract-for-deed arrangement, the couple bought their land and constructed a small casita out of salvage lumber and plywood with plans to build a permanent concrete house once the land was paid for. The question was always, "How will we ...
