www.kxan.com – Gracie Kirschner – 2025-01-24 16:50:00

SUMMARY: Jeannette Valdez Duran, once homeless in north Austin, was inspired by a store manager’s kindness to start helping others. She founded Mobile Blessings from the Heart, a nonprofit that distributes donated food to local families. Initially operating from her parents’ yard, her efforts now serve about 200 families every weekend with help from partners like Trader Joe’s and the Central Texas Food Bank. Duran’s goal is to expand, seeking a building and a truck to make her operation mobile, bringing food directly to senior communities and schools. Her work is driven by faith and community support.

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www.kxan.com – Kelsey Thompson – 2025-01-24 10:40:00

SUMMARY: A Redfin analysis reveals that the Austin metro saw significant rent affordability improvements from December 2023 to December 2024. The income required to afford the median rent decreased by over 16%, from $66,600 to $55,760. As of December 2024, the median asking rent in Austin is $1,394, with an estimated median renter income of $69,781. Other affordable metros include Houston and Dallas, while high-cost areas like New York and San Diego remain the least affordable. Nationally, renters need to earn about $63,680 to afford the typical U.S. apartment rent of $1,592.

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www.youtube.com – FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth – 2025-01-24 09:08:43

SUMMARY: Dallas police are investigating the fatal shooting of Alice Fiser, a disabled woman, at her West Dallas apartment, where she was shot nine times after suspects forced entry and fired numerous bullets. Family members believe the attackers may have targeted the wrong apartment. Witnesses reported seeing young men in ski masks fleeing the scene in a car. Surveillance footage captured the suspects approaching Fiser’s home before the gunfire erupted. Fiser was known as a caring aunt, mother, and neighbor. The police urge anyone with information about the incident to come forward.

Dallas police are looking for the people responsible for kicking a woman’s door down and unloading a barrage of bullets into her home. The victim’s family believes the shooters meant to go to a different apartment.

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