Essay: Houston is a cheap place to live - if you don t count the trauma tax
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Alice Torres, 54, poses for a portrait in her home Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 in Houston. Torres is just one of so many who have lived through one disaster after another that have happened over the years in Houston. She grew up in the Fifth Ward near the Union Pacific site and had cancer, then her house near Hobby was flooded, she nearly died of COVID, her mother died of COVID and the blackouts from the recent winter storm put her in dire straights because she nearly ran out of oxygen.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less