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Couple denies squatting in bid to stay in home they don't legally own

Feb 11

Neighbors express concerns after gas leak at abandoned property

Feb 10

Taxpayers are footing the bill for this vacant Harris Co. building

The former Harris County Jail sits empty on a valuable piece of land. The problem? It costs taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and it would cost millions to demolish it. ABC13 takes you inside.

May 23

Abandoned Spring Branch apartment complex set to be demolished: City

Jan 20

Vacant Channelview hotel burns in major fire for 7th time: Officials

Jan 16

HFD investigates fire at abandoned home in historic Freedmen's Town

Dec 30, 2025

Sugar Land to pay $496K to preserve iconic 'Imperial Sugar Char House'

Nov 19, 2025

Demolition may be near for 4 NE Houston buildings vacant for decades

Aug 12, 2025

City eyes getting rid of 3 buildings ahead 2026 World Cup: Records

Aug 1, 2025

Latest Videos

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Another vacant Harris County building: This is how much you're paying for it

May 23

3:44

Another vacant Harris County building: This is how much you're paying for it

May 23

2:58

Couple denies squatter accusations as they fight to stay in Fifth Ward home they don't legally own

Feb 11

2:32

Neighbors express safety concerns as vacant building on Riddlewood Lane set to be demolished

Feb 10

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Abandoned Spring Branch apartment complex set to be demolished: City

Jan 20

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Vacant Channelview hotel caught in major fire for the 7th time in the last year, according to HCFMO

Jan 16

1:43

Houston Fire Department investigates cause of abandoned house fire in historic Freedmen's Town

Dec 30, 2025

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Sugar Land to pay $496K to preserve iconic 'Imperial Sugar Char House'

Nov 19, 2025

Latest Stories

Sugar Land approves $50 million plan to acquire historic Imperial Sugar site

Sugar Land City Council approved the plan Tuesday evening, saying the $50 million would come from sales tax revenue designated for economic development.

Feb 19, 2025

13 Investigates: Neighbors elated as city demolishes dangerous building, decades-old 'eyesore'

Tim Goings and his neighbors celebrated as a dilapidated home was demolished by city crews after what they say were years of complaints.

Nov 22, 2024

13 Investigates: Fixing Houston's dangerous buildings is a 'long and drawn-out process'

Houston has at least 170 "dangerous" buildings, including run-down apartments, a burned-down restaurant, an old HISD school, and most recently, the building where a firefighter died after a wall collapsed.

Nov 13, 2024

Roadblocks keeping Homestead-area's vacant Kmart eyesore from next phase

A Houston city council member said the former home of Blue Light Specials was supposed to be demolished 13 years ago. Since then, neighbors say visitors to the area are afraid to come through.

Aug 29, 2024

Houston's iconic Egyptian-themed Magic Island set to reopen this summer as party and gambling venue

The pharaoh's head has been peering over the freeway since the 80s. They're taking advantage of a loophole in Texas law that allows establishments to host gambling games as long as the house doesn't take a cut of the wagered money.

Mar 21, 2024