There was a substantial shortfall in Whitmire’s fundraising goal, and criminal enforcement has outpaced housing and service referrals
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At the Navigation Center in Houston’s Fifth Ward, Thomas Romero spent October and November sleeping in a small room with two twin beds. The privacy curtain separating him from his roommate didn’t block out the snores.
Still, the city-provided accommodations were a dramatic improvement for Romero. After a decade on the streets of Lafayette, Louisiana — where he said he struggled with substance abuse — he landed in Houston at the tail end of the summer…