It s very scary : Childhood leukemia cluster frightens neighborhood in Houston s Fifth Ward
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Rosa Maciel, center, and her son and grandchildren pose for a photograph on her front porch Jan. 21, 2021, in Houston. Maciel lives with her son and three grandchildren in Kashmere Gardens, which along with Fifth Ward, has been identified by a state investigation in a newly released report as a place where children contracted leukemia at nearly five times the expected rate of the general population.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Kashmere Gardens and Fifth Ward have been identified by a state investigation in a newly released report as a place where children contracted leukemia at nearly five times the expected rate of the general population. Photographed Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Houston.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
A new cancer cluster identified in Houston s Kashmere Gardens neighborhood
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Nearly 13 months after a cancer cluster was detected right in northeast Houston, a new cancer cluster has emerged in Houston s historically black Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens neighborhoods.
Featured image: Sandra Edwards stands in front of her Fifth Ward home.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Nearly 13 months after a cancer cluster was detected in northeast Houston, a new cancer cluster has emerged in Houston s historically black Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens neighborhoods.
According to a new report released by the Texas Department of Health Services, children in the Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens area contracted leukemia at a five times greater rate than the state average. The cluster was detected near a legacy site of creosote contamination.
As one of his first acts as president, Joe Biden called on several federal departments and agencies to extend their bans on evictions and foreclosures for those affected by the coronavirus until at least the end of March.
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Government-backed lenders extend foreclosure relief
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Aerial view the Magnolia Creek subdivision in League City. Homeowners and renters living in houses with federally-backed mortgages will see foreclosure and eviction protections extend into 2021.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Government agencies have extended foreclosure and eviction protections in response to the continuing pandemic, adding several weeks before struggling homeowners with government-backed mortgages have to worry about losing their homes.
Protections had been set to expire at the end of the year, and each of the government agencies that back mortgages have now issued statements saying they will extend the foreclosure and eviction protection period Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae through the end of January, and the Federal Housing Administration, United States Department of Agriculture and Department of Veterans Affairs through the end of February.