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Literacy Achieves, a nonprofit that mainly focuses on adult literacy initiatives, began hosting food and water distribution events after their neighborhood was severely impacted by the February snowstorm in Dallas.
Some residents of Dallas' Vickery Meadow neighborhood still did not have running water. A City of Dallas attorney says property owners could face legal action if repairs aren't made or alternatives for residents aren't provided.
When the power went out and temperatures dipped below freezing, Dallas resident Ana Lopez sought shelter at a friend’s place.
The Mexico native has lived in the ethnically diverse neighborhood known as Vickery Meadow for more than a decade. Many residents are either refugees or immigrants. Most live in apartments.