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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...

Good morning, Houston. We're sure you've heard about the tornadoes that devastated the border city of Eagle Pass on Tuesday night, destroying buildings and killing at least 10 people. And now there's information on ways to help the people of Eagle Pass: State Rep. Pete Gallego (D-Alpine) has set up a page on his website with a list of places you can send donations, including banks and the San Antonio chapter of the Red...

People who showed up at two city flood assistance centers yeseterday were disappointed when all they got were phone numbers and some cleaning supplies. The two temporary centers, at 4605 Wilmington and 235 El Dorado Blvd., are just there to provide contact info for shelters and aid organizations; there's no federal aid available because Houston wasn't declared a disaster area.

And the water keeps coming: The Chronicle is now reporting that as much as 10.5 inches of rain has fallen on parts of the Houston area today, and there's more on the way. Among the hardest-hit areas is the east side, where the Red Cross has opened shelters at Channelview High School and Denver Harbor Community Center (6402 Market St.) and is looking at opening others. Near Hobby Airport and Pasadena, 6 inches of rain fell in 75 minutes this morning; neighborhoods along the Gulf Freeway in that area remain flooded now. Across the city, bayous are at or near capacity (including White Oak Bayou, which is now out of its banks near downtown) and health officials are warning people to look out for floating debris and snakes.

One of the most disturbing and heartbreaking images from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina were the pets who were left to wander the city and die if they weren't rescued. Not because their owners wanted to leave them there, but because they had no choice. At the time, people evacuating were not allowed to bring their pets and had to decide whether to risk their lives and stay with their animals or to leave them...

This just in: Kids are getting high using over-the-counter cold medicines! Missouri City police have arrested a teen in the shooting death of a Fort Bend ISD student at a park yesterday Galveston has become the only city in Texas to have wheelchair-accessible beaches now that its public beach parks have been equipped with beach-friendly wheelchairs The Red Cross may have to cut its van service again because of rising gas prices And meanwhile, Bee...

The bodies of two women were found within miles of each other, and police believe their deaths may be connected A car crashed into a light pole on the Hardy Toll Road this morning, throwing the driver onto the other side of the freeway and pinning the passenger in the car The father of a missing 3-year-old boy has been charged with injury to a child even as the search for the boy continues The...

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.