Older Texans obtain transportation for nonemergency health care without difficulty by using private automobiles, riding with a relative, friend, or neighbor, or paying someone. Age, race, marital status, having a telephone, and owning an automobile were significantly associated with transportation used. (Author)

The sister cities of Brownsville, Texas and H. Matamoros Tamaulipas represent a microcosm of United States-Mexico border cities. The combined characteristics of urban poverty, an agricultural-based economy and high unemployment, in a predominantly Hispanic population, coupled with a high percentage of illegal aliens produce a situation of poor…