24/7 LiveHoustonSouthwestSoutheastNorthwestNortheast

Weather Forecast

Hurricane Guide

ABC13 Loves Teachers

Texas True Crime

ABC Price Tracker

Submit a News Tip

Community Events

Trash

Fulshear City Council approves 4.85% fee increase for solid waste removal

  • Jul 27

Trash removed in NE Houston community after residents turn to ABC13

  • Jul 17

Houston city leaders take big step on trash fee relief

  • Jun 17

Houstonians ask city council to reconsider new trash fee plans

  • Jun 3

Plastic bags don't go in the recycling. What should you do instead?

  • May 25

Houston city controller expresses concerns over proposed trash fee

  • May 9

Mayor Whitmire lays out proposal to close historic budget deficit

  • May 6

Houstonians support trash fee, expect better service with it: Data

  • May 1

Latest Videos

2:10

Trash removed in northeast Houston community after residents turn to ABC13

  • Jul 17
1:59

Houston city leaders take big step on trash fee relief

  • Jun 17
2:30

Houston budget amendment would give financial assistance to help those impacted by a trash fee

  • Jun 3
2:50

Mayor Whitmire's budget proposal closes the deficit from $200M to $25M, report says

  • May 6
2:54

Mayor John Whitmire lays out a budget proposal and details what a trash fee could look like

  • May 5
3:46

Rice researchers found Houstonians support a trash fee, and expect better service with it

  • May 1
3:47

Houston tries to keep up with trash bin requests during 'Can Blitz'

  • Mar 10
2:13

City of Houston delays launch of new heavy trash pickup system

  • Mar 6

Latest Stories

Julio via Storyful

Dump truck returns debris to customer's California yard after dispute over unpaid bill, video shows

A payment dispute between a San Pablo, California resident and a local dumpster rental company ended with a load of debris being dumped back onto the customer's property.

  • Apr 16

Houston tries to keep up with trash bin requests during 'Can Blitz'

It's been six months since the City of Houston launched its "Can Blitz" following a 13 Investigates story into the backlog of residents needing trash and recycling bins.

  • Mar 10

City of Houston delays launch of new heavy trash pickup system

The City of Houston is delaying a new system designed to take the guesswork out of heavy trash pickup, as neighbors continue to report missed pickups.

  • Mar 6

A Houston program aimed at cracking down on illegal dumping runs out of money

The City of Houston said its illegal dumping program is out of money, and the timing couldn't be worse for some neighbors.

  • Feb 25

Squatter along Heights Hike & Bike trail says he owns house, despite records showing he doesn't

The trash is piling up. The grass is overgrown. And neighbors along the Heights Hike and Bike trail say they've had enough.

  • Feb 24