Thief steals $2,000 from SPCA thrift store Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:54 p.m., Friday, December 7, 2012 The cash — which KTRK says was the largest amount the store has ever raised in a weekend — was supposed to benefit the Brazoria County SPCA's spay and neuter program.