WEATHER ALERT
Landlord says he didn’t know tenant was renting out rooms where 9 people were found malnourished in Fort Bend Co.
Read full article: Landlord says he didn’t know tenant was renting out rooms where 9 people were found malnourished in Fort Bend Co.On Friday, the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal arrested 51-year-old Samantha Morris. She is charged with operating a boarding home without a permit.
Woman denies running illegal group home in Fort Bend County: ‘I take care of people’
Read full article: Woman denies running illegal group home in Fort Bend County: ‘I take care of people’Nine people were rescued from a Fort Bend County group home Friday morning, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office.
9 people found malnourished with injuries inside Fort Bend County group home
Read full article: 9 people found malnourished with injuries inside Fort Bend County group homeSeveral people were rescued from a Fort Bend County group home Friday morning, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office.
Special needs man will likely need walker for rest of life after caretaker at group home allegedly shot him over piece of chicken
Read full article: Special needs man will likely need walker for rest of life after caretaker at group home allegedly shot him over piece of chickenAn investigation is underway at a southwest Houston group home after a man with special needs said he was shot by someone who was supposed to be his caretaker -- apparently over barbecue chicken.
Houston man charged with molesting 15-year-old at group home in NW Harris Co., court docs state
Read full article: Houston man charged with molesting 15-year-old at group home in NW Harris Co., court docs stateA Houston man was recently charged with molesting a 15-year-old girl two years after she made an outcry during a hospital visit.
Katy group home shut down after deputies find residents living in deplorable conditions
Read full article: Katy group home shut down after deputies find residents living in deplorable conditionsHarris County Constable Precinct 5 deputies shut down a boarding house in Katy Thursday, according to a Facebook post. Investigators said they found residents living in deplorable conditions.
Former resident speaks out about unlicensed disabled and elderly group home where residents lived in fear
Read full article: Former resident speaks out about unlicensed disabled and elderly group home where residents lived in fearShe said residents lived in fear of violence from the home’s owner and other managers. Cynthia Jackson, 60, said she had nowhere else to go in August 2019, after she was released from Ben Taub Hospital’s psychiatric ward. “The caseworker (at Ben Taub) told me that they were going to call the group home,” she said. Jackson said many of the residents at the group homes where she lived between August 2019 and August 2020 came from Ben Taub Hospital. If they had an income and Ben Taub would send them there, he would say 'put 'em somewhere,” Jackson said.