Right now, it is unclear what the hazardous material is, but traffic is moving very slowly in the area.

The southbound lanes were opened to two-way traffic to keep vehicles moving, but the northbound lanes will be closed for at least 24 hours.

Authorities say US-290 is closed in both directions in Waller after an 18-wheeler rolled over and caused a gas leak.

It's unclear how many people were in the plane when it crashed, but Harris Co. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said they were able to get out safely and were not harmed.

A Harris County resident reported a suspicious request to deliver a package to the jail, prompting a Sheriff's Office deputy to retrieve it.

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According to Hidalgo, Energy Transfer, the company who owns the pipeline, is currently working to isolate the part of the pipeline closest to the burn by “clamping” the pipeline at the south side of the burn.

A gas line has reportedly ruptured in the Rosenberg area of Fort Bend County.

Harris County sheriff’s deputies are at the scene of a crash in Crosby where three people were possibly ejected from an overturned garbage truck Thursday, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.

A hazmat incident has shut down the emergency room at Houston Methodist Hospital in Baytown Friday afternoon, officials with Baytown Fire said.

Hazmat crews in west Harris County are working to contain a reported chemical leak at a 99 Cent Distribution Center Sunday morning.

Officials with the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s office says they were on scene Sunday afternoon in a neighborhood after a truck dumps 50 gallons of gasoline out.

Fire and Hazmat crews from multiple agencies responded Saturday morning to a commercial fire at a recycling plant in Hockley, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Fire and Hazmat crews from multiple agencies are responding to a commercial fire at a recycling plant in Hockley.

Hazmat crews are working Monday to clear the scene of a fatal crash involving an 18-wheeler on the Eastex Freeway.