\u00a0just a little over a week after KHOU 11 brought attention to the issue.<\/a><\/p>\nThe problem first came to light when a viewer reached out to KHOU 11 reporter Anayeli Ruiz about a leak that had been flowing for nearly eight months. The water created algae buildup along a sidewalk near a school, making conditions slippery and potentially dangerous for students and pedestrians.<\/p>\n
Now, that same stretch of sidewalk is finally drying out.<\/p>\n
Neighbors say they reported the issue for months but saw little action.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city says it\u2019s HISD\u2019s problem. HISD says it\u2019s the city\u2019s problem. No one appears to do anything about it,\u201d said neighbor Scott Singleton. \u201cEveryone says, \u2018It\u2019s not my problem.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite repeated outreach by KHOU 11 to both the City of Houston and the Houston Independent School District, there was initially no response. The station moved forward with the story anyway.<\/p>\n
The very next day, crews arrived at the site.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a crew from HISD at the Baylor Magnet School to assess how bad the problem is and put a project plan together over the weekend,\u201d Singleton said.<\/p>\n
After weeks of follow-ups, HISD provided a statement confirming the issue has now been addressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cAddressing this particular leak near the campus involved communication between HISD and the City of Houston, ensuring we were informed and that our resources were properly aligned, as well as prioritization to minimize campus disruption as the water needed to be shut off,\u201d the statement read. \u201cThe broken underground line that caused the leak has been repaired.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, officials did not explain why it took eight months to fix the problem.<\/p>\n
Neighbors say they\u2019re relieved to see progress finally, but frustrated it took media attention to prompt action.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy does it take us contacting the media for it to get fixed?\u201d one resident asked.<\/p>\n
Others say the issue has been ongoing for years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s finally fixed,\u201d said Zack Clark. \u201cI\u2019ve been here five years \u2014 it\u2019s always been slime-covered.\u201d<\/p>\n
While cleanup and repairs are still underway, the hazardous conditions that once impacted the area appear to be improving.<\/p>\n
Residents say they\u2019re grateful for the outcome \u2014 and for the attention that helped make it happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cGlad you covered this local story and enacted real positive change,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n
Got a news tip or story idea? Email us at\u00a0newstips@khou.com<\/a>\u00a0or call 713-521-4310 and include your name and the best way to reach you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A persistent water leak in Houston’s East End, neglected for months, is finally being repaired after KHOU 11…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":{"0":"post-231229","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-houston-headlines","10":"tag-houston-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}