Illegal water, power setup found at southwest Houston homeless encampment, police say

Authorities made several arrests after discovering an illegal setup tapping into city water and electricity at a southwest Houston property, raising safety concerns amid the area’s growing homelessness challenges. Houston police said the investigation started when the property owner found multiple people living in RVs on the land without permission. Officers found seven individuals illegally connected to a nearby transformer and water source to power their makeshift camp.