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Renters can’t touch the nearly $100 million available for rental relief


January 30, 2021

RICHMOND, Texas (KTRK) — Nearly $100 million has been sent to the Houston area to help with rental relief, but neighbors have no way to access it. In Fort Bend County, about 7,023 families were able to receive rental assistance in 2020, and now county leaders are prepared to help even more. The latest stimulus bill provided about $23 million …

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Toys R Us retrenches again, shutters its last 2 US stores


January 30, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas — Toys R Us is retrenching once again. The only two Toys R Us stores that opened in November 2019 as part of a small U.S. comeback attempt by the iconic toy chain have now closed. The Toys R Us store at the Galleria mall in Houston shuttered on Jan. 15, while one at the Garden State Plaza …

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Houston man has double lung transplant after getting COVID-19


January 30, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The effects of COVID-19 on some individuals has been shocking, like one man who had no pre-existing conditions but needed a double lung transplant. He and his family took a trip over the summer to Colorado. “We went hiking at the Garden of the Gods, going from sea level up to 5,000 feet,” said 63-year-old Mark …

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Man dies in Katy-area double-shooting that injured 5-year-old


January 30, 2021

KATY, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway in a Katy-area apartment complex after a double-shooting killed a man and injured a 5-year-old Friday afternoon. According to authorities, the shooting took place at 510 Westgreen Boulevard near Taylor High School when a man was at his girlfriend’s apartment.   Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in an update that the …

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Biden freezes giant UAE jet package, Saudi arms for review


January 30, 2021

US President Joe Biden’s administration has temporarily frozen for review a massive package of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates and arms to Saudi Arabia, officials said on Wednesday. The nearly week-old administration has already signalled it plans to end support for the Saudi-led, UAE-backed offensive in Yemen, which is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. A State Department spokesperson said …

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