Homeless in Houston

Do you have any books about decorating refrigerator boxes?

On Wednesday, Houston's city council passed a series of library regulations that some say are an attempt to discourage homeless people from visiting the public buildings.

Library officials said people have been using their facilities as temporary shelters, restaurants and changing stations. The new ordinance prohibits sleeping on tables, eating, using restrooms for bathing and "offensive bodily hygiene that constitutes a nuisance to others."

Two city council members voted against the ordinance, saying it was a direct attack on the homeless.

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(Was our lead line too mean? Sorry. With the exception of a night during college when we lost our car and couldn't get back to our apartment, we've never been homeless, and so we might lack the requisite level of understanding.)