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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s donation shines a light on strained safety net for abuse victims
At least four Dallas-area domestic violence shelters are dealing with water damage from the winter storm.
In this file photo, Laura De La Paz (right) plays with a child in the children s playroom at the Genesis Women s Shelter & Support Outreach Counseling Center. The shelter works with women and children who are fleeing domestic violence. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)
As lights flicked on and off at Genesis Women’s Shelter in Dallas in the days after the winter storm, staffers bundled up the women and children and began relocating them to safe places where their abusers wouldn’t look. A few families stayed in their transitional apartments, doors chained shut for protection.
San Antonio mayor makes urgent bid to FEMA for mass vaccination site
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Vehicles line up in Fair Park to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Dallas on Wednesday as the site shifted to a drive-thru model. The federal and state governments plan to build three new major Community Vaccination Centers (CVCs) in Dallas, Arlington, and Houston.Tom Fox /Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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A worker arranges cones at a mostly-empty vaccination site at Dodger Stadium on Thursday in Los Angeles. A nationwide shortage of COVID-19 vaccines is hindering efforts to vaccinate residents of California and other states. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Marcio Jose Sanchez /Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
White House chooses Fair Park for vaccine center and more Dallas news
White House chooses Fair Park for vaccine center and more Dallas news Fair Park will be one of three major vaccine centers in the state of Texas.
Photo by Andreas Praefcke In this roundup of Dallas city news, there s some good developments on the COVID-19 vaccine front. There s a new center to help youth, and an opportunity to sit in on an affordable housing zoom. The State Fair of Texas wants your thoughts and feelings. And it s gonna be cold. Here s what happened in Dallas this week:
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