Locals lined up for the bi-weekly food aid event at Val Verde County Community Center, which was postponed since Friday after the trucks hauling the food from Laredo arrived a day late.
A weather-worn “Westland World” sign is posted along public access Ranch Road 1024 in Val Verde County. Westland World marketing suggests the remote property is being transformed by international investors into a “smart city” with an exorbitant value of $32,000 per acre, but the designated area was almost indistinguishable from neighboring ranchland and showed no indication of infrastructure development.
Westland World Under Investigation for Alleged Fraud in Val Verde County