{"id":143113,"date":"2021-02-17T16:05:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T21:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=143113"},"modified":"2021-02-17T20:58:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T01:58:30","slug":"mattress-mack-opens-texas-furniture-stores-as-shelters-amid-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mattress-mack-opens-texas-furniture-stores-as-shelters-amid-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mattress Mack\u2019 opens Texas furniture stores as shelters amid storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmattress-mack-opens-texas-furniture-stores-as-shelters-amid-storm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=143113&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2374476\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2374476\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2374476 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21046605092387-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"Vehicles drive on snow and sleet covered roads Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Spring, Texas. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2374476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vehicles drive on snow and sleet covered roads Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Spring, Texas. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:00 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, February 17, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A business owner in Texas converted his furniture stores into warming centers for those in need amid the winter storm. Jim McIngvale, better known as \u201cMattress Mack,\u201d said two of his Gallery Furniture showrooms in Houston will be opened for anyone who needs a warm place to stay.<\/p>\n<p>McIngvale noted coronavirus protocols will be followed and security will be provided. He also urged residents to drive safely as they make their way to his stores.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you are in need of a warm place to stay and a meal, please stop by the 6006 N. Freeway showroom. We are open for business if you need furniture or mattresses, but most importantly we want everyone to stay safe and warm. Give us a call at 713-694-5570 with any questions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2DSEcHzSFT\">pic.twitter.com\/2DSEcHzSFT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 @MattressMack (@MattressMack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattressMack\/status\/1362130030118146048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are open as a shelter, [and] already got people coming in,\u201d McIngvale said. \u201cIf your home is out of power, come out and see us. We\u2019ve got food, we\u2019ve got water, obviously bathrooms and we\u2019ve got a facility that has lots of comfy furniture for you to ride out this storm. So we look forward to seeing you.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMy parents taught me that the essence of living is giving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As winter weather pummels Texas, Houston businessman \u2018Mattress Mack\u2019 is back at it again, once more opening his furniture stores as shelters for those in need. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9EjXWIPNaZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/9EjXWIPNaZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yaP8kodTKE\">pic.twitter.com\/yaP8kodTKE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1361822100135178243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not the first time \u201cMattress Mack\u201d has lent out a helping hand. Back in 2017, he also opened up his furniture stores to provide shelter for residents who were displaced during Hurricane Harvey.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/white-house-yet-to-identify-solarwinds-hackers-msm-baselessly-blame-russia\/\">White House Yet To Identify SolarWinds Hackers, MSM Baselessly Blame Russia<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181214,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21046605092387-655x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Mattress Mack\u2019 opens Texas furniture stores as shelters amid storm","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21046605092387-655x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Mattress Mack\u2019 opens Texas furniture stores as shelters amid storm","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}