WEBSTER, Texas -- Every year, thousands of people from Mexico come to the United States looking for a better job and a better way of life.

But those people often leave behind their hometowns and their families.

For those missing their families and hometowns, a Houston man has developed a Web site to help immigrants feel like they've never left Mexico.

Atolinga, Zacatecas is a small town in north central Mexico that is full of festivals, celebrations and history. Like many others before him, Israel Yanez left Atolinga for America.

Yanez came with his family to the United States when he was a teenager, but he remains connected to Atolinga via his computer.

"Most of the messages, I would say 90 percent of the messages, just want to thank me for having the Web site," Yanez said.

Yanez created www.atolinga.com for those who call Atolinga home, now or in the past. The Web site is full of pictures, family greetings and hometown news.

It also has message boards where one-time neighbors can find one another. The town only has about 2,000 people living in it, but the Web site receives more than 3,000 hits a month.

"It's also a way for me to show people my pride, my heritage and where I came from," Yanez said.

Yanez's two older brothers also run sites for two other neighboring towns.