Amy Herrig runs an organization helping homeless people. Renae Perry works for Senior Source. Both are working hard to help people in need prepare for the storm.
As temperatures drop, North Texas organizations urge public to remember homeless people, older adults
Amy Herrig runs an organization helping homeless people. Renae Perry works for Senior Source. Both are working hard to help people in need prepare for the storm. Author: Alex Rozier (WFAA) Updated: 10:17 PM CST February 13, 2021
DALLAS As the temperatures drop, several organizations across North Texas are working hard to ensure the most vulnerable populations are cared for during a dangerous time.
“It’s heartbreaking to even think about it,” said Amy Herrig.
Herrig is the founder of Hopeful Tuesdays, a daytime outreach program that provides meals and hygiene services for homeless people. This week, they are focused on putting dozens of people in hotels as temperatures drop in D-FW.
Synthetic marijuana prosecutions get mixed results due to legal complications
Spice can be fatal to users, but manufacturers often stay one step ahead of the law by constantly changing the chemicals’ molecular makeup. As a result, charges have been dropped against some dealers while juries have acquitted others.
Synthetic marijuana products like spice and K2 have resulted in mass overdoses across the U.S. But prosecuting manufacturers and distributors has proven more difficult than for cases involving traditional illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine.(DEA)
Over about four years, federal agents arrested hundreds of people and seized their assets in a major multiphase crackdown on synthetic marijuana products known as K2 and spice that transformed some users into zombie-like states or outright killed them.