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McIngvale sheltered residents in his stores during Hurricane Harvey. (The Associated Press) </figcaption></figure></div></div><div data-reactid="105"><div class="row" data-reactid="106"><div class="small-12 inset columns" data-reactid="107"><div class="article__body clearfix article-story-body" data-reactid="108"><div class="alpha alpha--big-box show-for-medium-up" data-reactid="109"><!-- react-empty: 110 --></div><div class="show-right-rail" data-reactid="111"><div class="article__meta" data-reactid="112"><div class="inset" data-reactid="113"><div class="article__byline" data-reactid="114"><span data-reactid="115">By </span><span class="article__author" data-reactid="116"><span data-reactid="117"><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" data-reactid="118"><span class="article__author-name" itemprop="name" data-reactid="119">Nomaan Merchant</span></span></span><span data-reactid="120"><span class="article__author-credit" data-reactid="121">The Associated Press</span></span></span></div><div class="article__published-date" data-reactid="122">Thu., Nov. 23, 2017</div></div><div class="clearfix share-toolbar " data-reactid="123"><div class="gutter-icon" data-reactid="124"><span class="staricon staricon-share" data-reactid="125"></span></div><div class="share-toolbar__body" data-reactid="126"><div class="clearfix sticky-replace sticky-replace--inset" data-sticky-replace="true" data-reactid="127"><div class="sticky-replace__body" data-reactid="128"><ul class="share-toolbar__primary clearfix" data-reactid="129"><li data-reactid="130"><a href="#" title="Share on Facebook" data-reactid="131"><span class="staricon staricon-facebook" data-reactid="132"></span></a></li><li data-reactid="133"><a href="#" title="Share on Twitter" data-reactid="134"><span class="staricon staricon-twitter" data-reactid="135"></span></a></li><li data-reactid="136"><a href="#" title="Share with email" data-reactid="137"><span class="staricon staricon-email-outlined" data-reactid="138"></span></a></li><li data-reactid="139"><a href="#" title="More share options" class="share-toolbar-more" data-reactid="140"><span class="staricon staricon-more-dots" data-reactid="141"></span></a></li></ul></div></div><!-- react-empty: 142 --></div></div></div></div><div data-reactid="143"><p>HOUSTON&#8212;The kitchen where George and Arva Dorsey prepare an 18-dish feast every Thanksgiving has been stripped of everything but its granite countertops, standing on their own with no appliances below. The house they renovated and expanded over three decades has been gutted down to its wooden beams.</p><p>Almost three months after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas Gulf Coast, killing more than 80 people and damaging at least 200,000 homes, the Dorseys and other families are celebrating Thanksgiving however they can.</p><p>&#8220;We try to keep our head up, and we know that God is above all,&#8221; said Arva Dorsey, sitting next to her husband in the dining room where they would have served Thanksgiving dinner. &#8220;So many of the blessings have come through this disaster. We&#8217;re just grateful.&#8221;</p><p>George Dorsey said one possibility was the family &#8212; including some members from out of town &#8212; could spend Thursday with a friend. Or they might go to a local buffet-style restaurant for turkey and trimmings.</p><p>Some people are gathering at churches that have held large meals for people displaced by the storm and volunteers spending the holiday away from their families to help rebuild. Others will go to annual events like Houston&#8217;s &#8220;Super Feast,&#8221; where volunteers this year will hand out clothes and supplies along with turkey and stuffing.</p></div><div class="show-for-small-only alpha__big-box " data-reactid="144"><div class="article-continued" data-reactid="145"><div class="article-continued__heading" data-reactid="146">Article Continued Below</div></div><div class="alpha__big-box__body" data-reactid="147"><div class="big-box" data-reactid="148"><!-- react-empty: 149 --></div></div></div><div data-reactid="150"><p>Furniture store owner Jim McIngvale &#8212; a Houston icon known as &#8220;Mattress Mack&#8221; &#8212; is opening one of his Gallery Furniture locations for a feast that starts at 10 a.m. Thursday.</p></div><figure class="image" data-reactid="151"><div class="image__body " data-reactid="152"><img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2017/11/23/texas-residents-affected-by-hurricane-harvey-prepare-for-thanksgiving/dorsey_4.jpg.size.custom.crop.1086x724.jpg" alt="George and Arva Dorsey&#x27;s home was damaged by floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey earlier this year. They usually host a large Thanksgiving dinner for family but are making other arrangements this year as they continue to recover from the storm damage." sizes="(min-width: 1086px) 1086px, 100vw" srcset="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2017/11/23/texas-residents-affected-by-hurricane-harvey-prepare-for-thanksgiving/dorsey_4.jpg.size.custom.crop.320x213.jpg 320w, https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2017/11/23/texas-residents-affected-by-hurricane-harvey-prepare-for-thanksgiving/dorsey_4.jpg.size.custom.crop.480x320.jpg 480w, https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2017/11/23/texas-residents-affected-by-hurricane-harvey-prepare-for-thanksgiving/dorsey_4.jpg.size.custom.crop.640x426.jpg 640w, https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2017/11/23/texas-residents-affected-by-hurricane-harvey-prepare-for-thanksgiving/dorsey_4.jpg.size.custom.crop.800x533.jpg 800w, https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2017/11/23/texas-residents-affected-by-hurricane-harvey-prepare-for-thanksgiving/dorsey_4.jpg.size.custom.crop.1086x724.jpg 1086w" data-reactid="153"/></div><figcaption data-reactid="154"><!-- react-text: 155 -->George and Arva Dorsey&#x27;s home was damaged by floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey earlier this year. They usually host a large Thanksgiving dinner for family but are making other arrangements this year as they continue to recover from the storm damage.<!-- /react-text --><span class="image__credit" data-reactid="156"><!-- react-text: 157 -->  (<!-- /react-text --><span class="image__credit__source" data-reactid="158"><!-- react-text: 159 -->David J. Phillip<!-- /react-text --><span data-reactid="160"> / </span><!-- react-text: 161 -->The Associated Press<!-- /react-text --></span><!-- react-text: 162 -->)<!-- /react-text --></span></figcaption></figure><div data-reactid="163"><p>In Houston, America&#8217;s fourth-largest city, there are plenty of signs of progress. Blocks that had piles of debris on every front lawn are being cleared. Work crews are in neighbourhoods all over the city, and non-profit groups have distributed hundreds of millions in aid.</p><p>But more than 47,000 people across Texas, including the Dorseys, are still staying in hotels with vouchers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Others are staying with family members or have left Southeast Texas altogether, abandoning mortgages on homes that were wrecked by floodwaters. 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The house they renovated and expanded over three decades has been gutted down to its wooden beams.</p><p>Almost three months after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas Gulf Coast, killing more than 80 people and damaging at least 200,000 homes, the Dorseys and other families are celebrating Thanksgiving however they can.</p><p>&#8220;We try to keep our head up, and we know that God is above all,&#8221; said Arva Dorsey, sitting next to her husband in the dining room where they would have served Thanksgiving dinner. &#8220;So many of the blessings have come through this disaster. We&#8217;re just grateful.&#8221;</p><p>George Dorsey said one possibility was the family &#8212; including some members from out of town &#8212; could spend Thursday with a friend. Or they might go to a local buffet-style restaurant for turkey and trimmings.</p><p>Some people are gathering at churches that have held large meals for people displaced by the storm and volunteers spending the holiday away from their families to help rebuild. Others will go to annual events like Houston&#8217;s &#8220;Super Feast,&#8221; where volunteers this year will hand out clothes and supplies along with turkey and stuffing.</p>"},{"type":"ad","display":"small-only","pos":"1","sizes":[[300,250]],"interstitial":true,"name":"MobileMiddleArticleBigBox"},{"type":"text","text":"<p>Furniture store owner Jim McIngvale &#8212; a Houston icon known as &#8220;Mattress Mack&#8221; &#8212; is opening one of his Gallery Furniture locations for a feast that starts at 10 a.m. Thursday.</p>"},{"fullWindowMainart":false,"type":"image","url":"/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2017/11/23/texas-residents-affected-by-hurricane-harvey-prepare-for-thanksgiving/dorsey_4.jpg","caption":"George and Arva Dorsey's home was damaged by floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey earlier this year. They usually host a large Thanksgiving dinner for family but are making other arrangements this year as they continue to recover from the storm damage.","credit":"David J. 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Some people are still living in apartments infested with mould.</p>"},{"type":"articleRelated","display":"medium-up"},{"type":"text","text":"<p><strong>Read more: </strong></p><p><a onContextMenu=\"theStarLinkClick(event, this, true)\" onclick=\"theStarLinkClick(event, this, true)\" href=\"https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/09/07/hurricane-harvey-cleanup-anything-but-tidy.html\">Hurricane Harvey cleanup anything but tidy</a></p><p><a onContextMenu=\"theStarLinkClick(event, this, true)\" onclick=\"theStarLinkClick(event, this, true)\" href=\"https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/09/06/after-harvey-mould-monster-invades-texas-homes.html\">After Harvey, mould &#8216;monster&#8217; invades Texas homes</a></p><p><a onContextMenu=\"theStarLinkClick(event, this, true)\" onclick=\"theStarLinkClick(event, this, true)\" href=\"https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/09/06/this-is-the-face-of-houston-flood-cleanup-marked-by-friendliness-lack-of-crime.html\">&#8216;This is the face of Houston&#8217;: Flood cleanup marked by friendliness, lack of crime</a></p><p>The Dorseys were rescued from their home the second night of the storm by a National Guard truck, with Guardsmen pulling them out of floodwaters that had reached several feet and still rising.</p>"},{"origImageSize":"1200x689","fullWindowGenericImage":false,"lastmodified":1511451579873,"forceoriginal":false,"caption":"George Dorsey, centre, hugs Samaritan's Purse volunteers, Nikki Moore, left, and Samantha Roundtree, who are helping rebuild his hurricane-damaged home in Houston.","type":"genericimage","credit":"David J. 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With the booming voice of a preacher, Dorsey told long stories about the history of each room and his four sons, ranging in age from 31 to 16.</p><p>Arva Dorsey, 58, sat outside with a few of her neighbours, smiling and joking wryly about how much her husband could talk. She had a walker in front of her. The first time she came back to the house, she slipped on a step where water had seeped in from the drywall. 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