Houston commits to cleaning up after illegal dumpers under agreement with Department of Justice

Trash piles up south of Houston Gardens Park in Northeast Houston. Trash regularly appears on the road right next to a “No Dumping Allowed” sign. (Credit: Courtesy of The Houston Chronicle/Michael Wyke)

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The U.S. Justice Department and City of Houston have reached a three-year voluntary agreement to tackle illegal dumping, which settles a civil rights complaint alleging that the city’s response to concerns from Black and Latino residents that illegal dumping in their neighborhoods was discriminatory.