Illegal dumping is becoming an increasingly serious issue in Nueces County, and local law enforcement says it’s affecting both residents and public resources.
Constable Chris Dorr of Precinct 1 says his office frequently encounters abandoned vehicles, trash, and brush discarded across backroads.
One particularly troubling trend: tires—often by the hundreds—being dumped in rural areas instead of taken to proper disposal sites.
Nueces County officials tackle growing illegal dumping problem
“It affects everyone,” said Constable Dorr. “Somebody has 100 tires, and they need to get rid of them. Instead of properly disposing of them at the landfill, they’ll throw them on the back county roads.”…