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Houston furniture store owner to give away 400 mattresses to those impacted by Hill Country floods Aug. 9

By Brooke Sjoberg

Owner of Houston-based Gallery Furniture Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale will hold a mattress distribution event Aug. 9 for families impacted by July 4 floods in the Texas Hill Country. 

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