Pancho Claus creator Richard Reyes hospitalized, asks for help collecting 20,000 toys

Richard Reyes, creator and longtime performer of Houston’s Pancho Claus, has been hospitalized while doctors investigate a mass or cyst in his brain. Reyes said a neurosurgeon linked it to falls, weakness and numbness on his left side; further tests will determine its nature and treatment. He is also asking the public to help collect 20,000 toys for children in the Houston area.