HOUSTON — Residents along Parker Road in Houston’s Homestead neighborhood said illegal dumping on their street has surged in recent weeks, leaving them frustrated and still waiting for help despite repeated complaints.
Mattresses, boxes and even toilets line parts of the roadway median, according to neighbors who said the dumping has worsened over the past month.
“This is a decent neighborhood, and we would like to keep it that way,” resident Lillian Bryant said. “Every other day, somebody is coming by, adding trash to it, so trash is piling up. Nobody is doing anything about it. If you stop a car and tell them do not put the trash out here, they just look at you mean and drive off.”…