SPRING, Texas – Six 17-year-olds and two juvenile males were arrested Tuesday after deputies responded to reports of multiple people trespassing at a closed business in Spring in what authorities said was part of a growing social media trend known as “urbex,” or urban exploring.
Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office were dispatched on July 28 to the 18900 block of the North Freeway (Interstate 45 North) after receiving reports that several individuals had entered the property of MainStreet America, a closed private business.
According to the constable’s office, the incident is part of a trend known as urbex, short for urban exploring, in which people visit off-limits, hidden or abandoned man-made structures, document their experiences and share the content on social media…