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Border Field Offices

The Office of Colonia (OCI) Division manages three border field offices located in El Paso, Laredo and Edinburg. These border field offices administer at the local level various OCI programs and services, provide technical assistance to nonprofits, for profits, units of general local government, other community organizations and colonia residents along the Texas-Mexico border region.

Current funding for the border field offices is partially funded from General Revenue, Bond Funds, HOME and CDBG.

The OCI Division will continue to maintain these three border field offices. These border field offices will continue to act as a liaison between the state and local organizations.

Office of Colonia Initiatives (OCI) Border Field Offices
Location Address Phone # Fax #
Edinburg 2723 W. University, Suite B
Edinburg, TX 78539
(956) 383-3404 (956) 383-4045
Email contacts: Yesenia A. Perez yesenia.ayala@tdhca.state.tx.us OCI Border Field Officer
Laredo 1200 Washington
Laredo, Texas 78042
(956) 523-4668 (956) 523-5021

Email contact: Valerie-Rivera Soto valerie.rivera.soto@tdhca.state.tx.us OCI Border Field Officer

El Paso 401 E. Franklin,
Suite 550-A
El Paso, TX 79901
(915) 834-4925 (915) 834-4926
Email Contacts: Albert Alvidrez albert.alvidrez@tdhca.state.tx.us OCI Border Field Officer