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The venue owner posted on his personal Facebook page Tuesday afternoon that his business has over $500,000 in debt and that he doesn t believe the grant money from groups like the Small Business Administration will roll in fast enough to cover their regular financial obligations and losses. It sucks, LaRue says. It sucks so bad to wake up every day and mathematically be in a worse place than you were the day before. There s a numerical bottom line to look at every day that paints a picture of more despair, more depression and more anxiety. It s just fucked, man. In order to apply for a grant from the SBA, which recently opened its Shuttered Venue Operator Grant program thanks to Congress passage of the recent relief package, LaRue says he and his wife have had to jump through staggering bureaucratic hoops. ....
Water in Dallas is safe to consume, but residents in cities across the state are being asked to boil or conserve their water as added demand caused partly by broken water lines and rolling power outages put pressure on the supply. As of Thursday morning, there were more than 840 disruptions to public water systems affecting 13.5 million people statewide, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Jose Velasquez, an international student at the University of Texas Arlington, has been able to hole up at the college since the state came to a freezing halt. While his power was out, he didn t even like going to his home because he was afraid of what condition he d find it in. ....
When Dallas Police Sgt. Victor Renteria heads out for patrol, he rides on the back of Earthquake, one of the mounted unit’s tallest horses. Earthquake is just over 18 hands – about six feet tall – towering above any pedestrian they pass. Renteria says one mounted officer is equivalent to 10 regular officers. Renteria and others with the unit say horses provide them with more mobility, a vantage point they otherwise wouldn’t have, and an increased sense of police presence when they’re out patrolling city streets. The horses are particularly useful in crowd-control situations. He also says the horses help with community relations. ....