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Here are some of the organizations that could use your donations or willingness to volunteer. Houston Food Bank Houston Food Bank, affiliated with Feeding America, is addressing the need for 18 southeast Texas counties affected by providing food to warming centers and restocking hundreds of food pantries. Simply text ABC13 to 41444 to get a link to donate cash to the Houston Food Bank. Each dollar donated provides three meals for Houstonians in need. CrowdSource Rescue The Texas disaster response nonprofit, and right now, their focus is getting senior citizens and vulnerable populations warm. Any resident of the greater Houston area can request help by visiting CrowdSourceRescue.org/freeze. The link also provides information for those who want to donate or volunteer. ....
ABC13 Exclusive: AOC among other US representatives that toured Houston storm damage KTRK Share: HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Filling a toilet tank with water from buckets is not how Kory Haywood and Dolores Lozano expected to spend their weekend. They are boiling water, cleaning up, and hoping the damage to their home doesn t get worse. They closed a year ago next week, and now they are a symbol of a failed system. This is their first home, and its located in Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia s district. Three members of congress toured the damage left behind in that home after this week s storm. ....
CROSBY, Texas (KTRK) A Vietnam veteran who needed a breathing machine to survive faced some obstacles during the winter storm when his power went out and his pipes burst. Andy Anderson s widow, Toni, showed ABC13 the long tube that connected to her husband s breathing machine. He had all this dragged through the house with him so he could breathe, said Toni. The machine is run by electricity, so when the power went out during the storm, the machine stopped working. While serving in the war, Andy encountered Agent Orange, a tactical herbicide used to clear foliage in Vietnam, and was later diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This led to him needing the machine. ....