After an exhausting, difficult, frustrating, unwashed, and, of course,
cold week, it would be almost too easy to look it all over and only remember how bad it s been. And it has been awful, there s no denying that. But at the same time, Houstonians did what we always do: We showed up for each other in ways large and small.
Someday soon we might forget the memories of boiling snow to flush the toilet, the exact feeling of a solid week without a shower, and the deafening silence that told us, before even the cold could, that yes, the power was still outâyou know, when all of this is safely in the past. But while we wait, here are a few things that happened that may help you remember why we love this tough, wonderful town, even in the face of all the usual catastrophes and freak Arctic blasts:
But even as temperatures rise today, Houston is still not out of the woods.
The majority of Harris County is still under a boil water advisory and residents are being told to conserve electricity use.
Below is a list of free resources in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Galveston counties to help you or someone you know get through the weekend.
Harris County
Church At The Cross 3835 S Dairy Ashford Road, Westchase. Opened at 8:30 a.m. Free water and food
Free water and food
Free meals for 1,000 people via food truck
Sylvan R. Rodriguez Elementary, 5858 Chimney Rock Dr., Gulfton. Open 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Houston s first daughter Ashley Turner is engaged
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Her boyfriend, Jimmie, popped the question this weekend, and she said yes. I m excited today because my daughter s boyfriend proposed to her about an hour ago actually, Turner said Saturday during a press conference on vaccines. You know, before she could say yes, I was about to say yes for her. She s taking too long. So he proposed, and I said, Yes, she will. Yes, you will .
He shared photos of the engagement on Twitter. He wrote that she was surprised at the end of her birthday drive-by celebration which benefitted Kids Meals Inc.
Kids Meals Inc. holds bag decoration contest to help Houston-area kids
Kids Meals Inc. holds bag decoration contest to help Houston-area kids
A Houston non-profit is offering big bucks in a bag decorating contest but it s Houston area kids who ultimately win.
HOUSTON - Calling all artists or anyone who can turn a circle and a couple of dots into a happy face. A Houston non-profit is offering big bucks in a bag decorating contest but it s area kids who ultimately win.
Receiving good food in any type of bag is a blessing indeed especially for families struggling in the pandemic.