- Peter Kirk
Black Grease.
Welcome to the small desert town of Oro de Dios, located along the US-Mexico border in southern Texas, along the Rio Grande. This impoverished town has around 2,000 residents in total, most of whom who live in trailers or dilapidated homes. Oro de Dios, or just Oro to its residents, was founded in 1830 by Texan settlers, who discovered the plentiful gold deposits in the surrounding hills and in the Rio Grande. From 1831 to 1961, the town operated 4 large mining operations, which soon fell apart once the deposits were depleted. Despite the opening of a small oil field and refinery in 1935, Oro was hit hard by the collapse of their mining industry. As a result, around 75% of its residents lost their jobs, and Oro's population of 10,000 people plummeted to 3,000 people, as most of their residents went North in order to look for work. 40% of the residents of the town are unemployed, while the rest work at the oil fields, the oil refinery, or in the nearby cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, which are 50 miles northwest of Oro.
Due to the high amount of poverty in Oro, crime is rampant in the small town. Oro is known for its drug production, with many people growing marijuana in hydroponic setups in their homes or greenhouses, or producing meth in their homes. Most of the products are transported south of the border, into Mexico. Gun running is also a profitable industry in Oro, with the locals running guns down to the Mexican cartels. As a result of the thriving criminal enterprises in Oro, the town has been enthralled in the Mexican Drug War, with the cartels active in the town. The local police force, with its 10 men, is a corrupt institution, with most, if not all, of its personnel receiving bribes from the cartels or the locals.
You must have messed up bad in order to end up in Oro, stranger. You'll find nothing but blood and sand in these parts, since there's no more gold. But hey, it's your funeral.