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A fight to survive: Deep freeze imperiled Texas' most vulnerable FacebookTwitterEmail 1of21 Hailey Cheevers, 10, sits in a chair in her living room as her father Stan, left, and Samir Haq, a home-health nurse, prepare the home following several days of winter storms Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Houston. Pipes broke in the cold weather causing parts of the ceilings to collapse.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of21 Hailey Cheevers, 10, sits in a chair in her living room as Samir Haq, a home-health nurse, prepares to do endotracheal suctioning after she returne...

Preparing your car and driving tips for icy roads How to prepare your car for freezing temperatures FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan gives you a look at the things you need to check to prepare for freezing temperatures in Texas. HOUSTON - We don't get snow and ice often in Texas, so many drivers aren't experienced in preparing for and driving in those conditions.  The experts at Meyerland Collision Center in Houston see the wreckage that results when drivers start slipping on icy roads. "I was nervous for myself, and I was nervous about how many people could possibly be injured," Am...

‘We Know What We Want’: 5th Ward Residents Demand Action After Another Confirmed Cancer Cluster A state investigation revealed another cancer cluster in Northeast Houston last month, but the news only confirmed what residents already knew. February 3, 2021, 2:02 PM Sandra Edwards near the Union Pacific Railyard, which she says is responsible for the cancer cluster in Kashmere Gardens. Taken on Jan. 27, 2021. Sandra Edwards lives on a dead-end street in Fifth Ward, which sits on top of a plume of contamination from a former industrial facility where wooden railroad ties were treated with ...

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Covid 19 coronavirus: A dying teacher, worrying over students to his last breaths 27 Jan, 2021 08:55 PM 9 minutes to read Erick Ortiz with his family on his birthday. "Dad was everything to them," Maria Ortiz said of the couple's three children. Photo / Brandon Thibodeaux, The New York Times New York Times By: Dan Levin The death of a beloved educator in Houston, like others across the country, has deepened teachers' fears and conflict over in-person instruction. Erick Ortiz lay in a hospital bed just before Thanksgiving, struggling to breathe. Unable to see his family, he t...