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After a five-alarm fire that was started by a window air conditioner ravaged a Channelview apartment building last Friday, 100+ tenants are searching for shelter. Although about 20 of the 80 units were untouched by the fire, the entire complex is without running water and electricity, leaving many people wondering what to do and where to go. A temporary shelter was set up after the fire, but was closed on Sunday because it was no... more ›

Based on how the government's done with Katrina relief so far, Houstonist wasn't too surprised to read that FEMA will keep paying for Katrina evacuees' hotel bills past the Jan. 7 deadline while it works out bureaucratic and legal problems. more ›