HOUSTON — After weeks of residents contacting KHOU 11 about illegal dumping and unreliable heavy-trash pickup, District I Council Member Joaquin Martinez is offering one of the clearest explanations yet of why Houston’s system has struggled for years, and what he says is finally changing.
On Friday, KHOU 11’s Michelle Choi returned to the Pecan Park neighborhood, the same place where residents first reached out for help before Halloween. Martinez walked the streets with Choi and resident Marco Roberts to talk openly about the problem. Martinez says he is personally invested in fixing it.
“I think that’s where for me it’s important that we continue to find solutions because it impacts me personally as well,” he said. “I’m not disconnected from the neighborhood or the community.”…