The manager of a Harris County cosmetic product manufacturer has been charged after accusations he dumped a large amount of a foul-smelling coconut oil product into a local bayou.

As CVS continues to scale its brick-and-mortar presence—closing more than 900 stores nationwide over the past two years—some of the shuttered locations are now creating a new kind of headache for Houston-area communities.

A month-long battle with illegal dumping in Houston’s Sunnyside neighborhood ended quickly after residents reached out to KPRC 2 for help.

Mayor John Whitmire has assured residents that the City of Houston is working to address the concerns, but some delays are still persisting.

A well-known dumping site near the intersection of Buffalo Speedway and Holmes Road has become a persistent issue for local officials.

Residents had been battling the eyesore for months, reaching out to the city through 311, but had seen little to no action until KPRC 2 intervened.

Residents had been battling the eyesore for months, reaching out to the city through 311, but had seen little to no action until KPRC 2 intervened.

Do you have illegal dumping sites near you? Show us. We'd like to see it.

KPRC 2 first showed you the illegal dumping site back in October that sat behind a strip mall on FM 529 in Cypress.

The Justice Department and Mayor Sylvester Turner will hold a news conference Tuesday to make a civil rights announcement regarding an environmental justice matter on illegal dumping.

Mayor Sylvester Turner will announce his plan to address illegal dumping in some Houston area neighborhoods on Wednesday afternoon.

Mail, large furniture and even city of Houston trash bins have all been abandoned at the site.

The city of Houston said trash and debris that stretched down part of Mansfield Street near T C Jester Boulevard have been cleaned up.