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‘It feels boiling’: Houston Humane Society struggling with broken air conditioners
Read full article: ‘It feels boiling’: Houston Humane Society struggling with broken air conditionersSupport staff at Houston Humane Society are in desperate need of a new air conditioner to continue serving the community.
From couch surfing, to the streets, Covenant House Texas works to help fight youth homelessness in Houston
Read full article: From couch surfing, to the streets, Covenant House Texas works to help fight youth homelessness in HoustonIt will be a night of glitz and glam with Broadway stars at the Wortham Center and it's all for a good cause. A Night of Broadway Stars raises funds and awareness for Covenant House Texas. The organization helps local youth overcome homelessness, abandonment and trafficking. Watch their full interview for how you can join and help make a difference
It’s the law: Make sure your dogs have adequate shelter ahead of next week’s winter freeze
Read full article: It’s the law: Make sure your dogs have adequate shelter ahead of next week’s winter freezeAhead of next week’s winter freeze in the Houston area, it’s a good practice to make sure your dogs are protected from the elements.
Teen who killed rapist may face prison after leaving shelter
Read full article: Teen who killed rapist may face prison after leaving shelterAn 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who killed her rapist could be sent to prison after she walked away from an Iowa women’s shelter where she was serving probation following her conviction for manslaughter.
Mother of 3 begs for help, says growing mold forced them into a shelter
Read full article: Mother of 3 begs for help, says growing mold forced them into a shelterLooking 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.
LIST: Warming shelters open in Houston area
Read full article: LIST: Warming shelters open in Houston areaSeveral warming shelters have opened in and around the Houston area because of the arctic blast. AdLakewood ChurchLakewood Church is open as a warming center. League CityWe’ve opened a warming center at the Hometown Heroes Recreation Center. McGuire Dent Recreation CenterThe City of Galveston is reopening a warming center at the McGuire Dent Recreation Center beginning Wednesday, February 17 at 6 p.m. If you need a warming center, please use the Harris County and Houston centers along with this northside center.
‘We have no rooms’: Hurricane evacuees trying to find long-term lodging after hotel issues
Read full article: ‘We have no rooms’: Hurricane evacuees trying to find long-term lodging after hotel issuesTOMBALL, Texas – A Louisiana family that evacuated ahead of Hurricane Laura has spent the last few nights at a hotel in Tomball. The family of nearly two dozen, including kids, left their homes in the Lake Charles area right before Laura arrived. They initially paid for hotel rooms in Austin, Dailey said. But with costs adding up, she said the Red Cross told her to head to a Hyatt in Houston. We’ve been out of rooms,” Dailey said.
These are the safest spots to take shelter in your home during severe weather
Read full article: These are the safest spots to take shelter in your home during severe weatherWhen severe weather threatens and it’s not safe to evacuate, here is what you should do to protect yourself and loved ones in your house, apartment, or mobile home.