HoustonChronicle.com - Work nearly grinds to halt amid raid rumors
"Most days, teams of Latino immigrant workers swarm over the townhouses under construction near Gulfgate, filling the air with the buzz of power tools and orders shouted in Spanish. But the site was nearly silent Thursday. Instead of dozens of workers, there was just a handful, mostly Anglo contractors. Like dozens of work sites across greater Houston, construction at the Gulfgate site was nearly brought to a standstill because the immigrant workers had fled, likely after hearing rumors of government immigration raids."


The government denies there is any such crackdown planned. The rumor was spread through Spanish-language radio and eventually hit the TV, according to the article. This event does highlight the major role of illigal immigrant workers in the construction of new housing in the Sunbelt, most of which is in HOAs.