HOUSTON – Houston homeowner Kelly Carroll is struggling to get a tree that damaged her property after the derecho last year, removed from her neighborhood.

The tree is located on an easement outside of her property in the Independence Heights neighborhood, but caused significant damage to her fence and shed.

In May 2024, she called Houston’s 311 but has been waiting for answers.

“At this point, I don’t know what to do, but I know that the storm is coming,” Carroll said.

Carroll said she has fixed the damages to her personal property but is concerned they will get damaged again, especially with hurricane season underway.

“That is now rotten tree,” Carroll said. “This could potentially crush our shed again, destroy our fence again. "

KPRC 2 reached out to the city of Houston to ask w

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