There’s an elderly man who “stays” under an overpass at Telephone Road and frequently appears disoriented. There are maggots in the open wounds on his face, according to Houston City Council Member Twila Carter. “He doesn’t even know where he’s at, let alone that he’s in a crisis,” Carter said. Houston’s controversial “civility ordinance,” characterized by opponents as the criminalization of homelessness, was recently expanded to prohibit people from gathering and sleeping on sidewalks at all hours of the day and night in the Central Business District and East Downtown. Such an ordinance is already on the books for many parts of the city, restricting people from sitting, lying down or placing personal possessions on sidewalks from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.; the new law prohibits such actions in the designated areas 24/7. Violators can face a fine of up to $500. Few are able to pay the fine or even show up to the city’s “homeless court,” but those who do appear in court are…..