Texas storm recovery for renters like this Dallas man is hard-fought
“What is an emergency, if not this?” says this disabled renter
Tom Strzyz holds his head as he talks about what he went through during the winter storm that hit Texas in mid-February. Strzyz along with several residents, lost power, fetched water from the swimming pool and hot water only began to flow this week in spurts at the Wildflower Apts complex in Dallas on Thursday, March 11, 2021.(Lola Gomez)
Tom Strzyz sulked in the muggy air outside his mucky apartment.
The epic snowstorm, failed electricity and busted pipes have sent his spirits south. Almost four weeks since the Texas arctic blast began on Valentine’s Day, his apartment is still a mess, especially the bathroom where a wall turned to sponge from a water leak and exposed the timber.