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“The logistics are a little hard, but we’re making it work,” said Jim McIngvale, who has repurposed his furniture showrooms as shelters. “The main thing is to get people out of the cold.”

Texas is frozen and in crisis. A furniture store owner has emerged as a hero - again. Cathy Free, The Washington Post Feb. 18, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail People wait in line for food at a Gallery Furniture store in Houston.Photo for The Washington Post by Mark Felix Houston furniture store owner Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale is known for his showmanship, even airing television commercials where hes actually wearing a mattress to draw attention to his stores. But McIngvale is becoming more famou...