Denver Harbor, one of Houston’s oldest Mexican American neighborhoods, is feeling the pressure of gentrification. Residents say investors and developers are moving in, property values are climbing, and families who have lived here for generations are being forced to make difficult choices.

E N ESPANOL: Vecinos de Denver Harbor luchan contra la gentrificación que está aumentando el valor de las propiedades

A community with deep roots

For 69-year-old Carolyn Lopez, Denver Harbor has always been home. Her parents moved here from Bay City when she was a child, joining the wave of working-class Latino families who built the neighborhood.

“I’ve lived here my entire life,” Lopez said. “We still have a strong community, and I’m very proud of the people in Denver Harbor because we stood to

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