MOLD

A community activist is calling out a Katy apartment complex for mold and mice inside a unit where a mother and her four children live.

Residents who live at the Cranbrook Forest Apartments say they are fed up with rats, mold, and faulty appliances.

This is how to check the pollen and mold count in Houston if you're feeling your allergies kicking up.

Vanessa Sylvester said she’s been dealing with flooding issues for nearly a year, but after having to dodge a soggy ceiling that almost fell on her head last week, she said she can’t take it anymore.

Looking at Huong Bui’s mobile home from the outside, it’s hard to tell that anything is wrong with it. She said the growing problems hidden inside the walls and ceilings have forced her, a mother with three young sons, into a shelter.

On Wednesday, dozens of residents at the Sterlingshire Apartments in Northeast Houston were served a hot meal thanks to an organization called Hoodies 4 Healing.

The family that lives in a house on North Spring and Pea Ridge in Spring, says a mold issue has not only affected their health, but also their livelihood.

The saying is supposed to be “April showers bring May flowers,” but in Houston, it’s May that’s been full of showers, which has brought far less enjoyable mold spores.

A lot of allergies can be very severe, leading to headaches and congestion, often being mistaken for an illness and, in some cases, may lead to your employer or child’s school requesting you to stay home. It’s not the first thing you think about but there are some reports of people having sneezing,” said Dr. Stacey Silvers, from Aspire Allergy & Sinus. Typically during this time of year brings more allergy sufferers into Aspire Allergy and Sinus. Silvers said more than ever, people will want to stay on top of their health. Some are going to be sent home because they have allergy symptoms and it’s hard to tell the difference between that and potential coronavirus infections,” Silvers said.