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Sewage Spill

Sewage spills in Baytown continue despite yearslong legal battle

  • Apr 24, 2025

'I'd prefer living in a tent': Residents on unsafe Galveston apartment

  • Mar 11, 2025

Complex owner says $3M in tax dollars isn't enough to fix mold, sewage

  • Dec 13, 2024

Advocates call for audit of church group behind affordable housing

  • Nov 20, 2024

City looking into black mold and raw sewage at senior living community

  • Nov 15, 2024

Tanglewood residents frustrated with smell after major sewage leak

  • Aug 2, 2024

Homeowner frustrated as sewage spills into Clute cemetery

  • Feb 24, 2024

Clean-up begins after spill of wastewater at Almeda treatment plant

  • Feb 13, 2024

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100K gallon wastewater spill now cleaned in SE Houston, according to city officials

  • Jan 6
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Sewage backup causes problems for Houston apartment complex tenants

  • Jul 4, 2025
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Baytown officials say pump station failure caused sewage spill onto city streets

  • Apr 24, 2025
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Complex owner says $3M in tax dollars isn't enough to fix mold, sewage

  • Dec 13, 2024
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Advocates call for forensic audit of church group behind affordable housing

  • Nov 19, 2024
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Tanglewood residents frustrated with smell after major sewage leak

  • Aug 2, 2024
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Homeowner frustrated as raw sewage spills into Clute cemetery, still waiting for a fix

  • Feb 24, 2024
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Structural failure of holding tank causes large spill of wastewater

  • Feb 13, 2024

Latest Stories

Harris Co. sues apartment owners after residents report living with raw sewage leaks for years

Imagine plumbing problems so severe you have to jump over raw sewage to get around your apartment complex. That's been the years-long reality for people who live at The Palms on Rolling Creek apartments in north Harris County.

  • Feb 10, 2024

California Airbnb host faces $300K in damages after guests clog toilet, flood home

A pregnant woman and her husband are facing nearly $300,000 in losses and damage after guests left their Airbnb unit in California flooded and in disrepair. The couple is now left with a massive bill, and nowhere to live.

  • Oct 21, 2023

HPD Apartment Enforcement Unit aims to help renters with more than just crime, officials say

ABC13 is digging for answers from the city about what is being done to address major issues tenants face with landlords and their living situation, whether it be mold, mice, or even security.

  • Jul 18, 2023

'A slap in the face': Raw sewage continues to be problem at Spring Branch apartments, renters say

"You have to literally, physically scoop it out with a two-liter pitcher," one renter, who has lived at the complex for about two years, explained. "It's just kind of a slum."

  • Jun 21, 2023

Live in Baytown? Your drinking water may be affected by sewage spill officials say happened Friday

If you live within a half mile of the Goose Creek receiving stream, you're urged by officials to use distilled water or water that has been boiled for at least one minute.

  • Dec 30, 2022