Daisetta is located between Houston and Beaumont, Texas, in a part of the state known for oil drilling and fracking. "That's probably contributed a little bit to the sinkholes," Bartram said.

In 2008, a massive sinkhole formed in Daisetta, a small town about an hour east of Houston. Stretching 600 feet across and 75 feet deep, it's one of the largest sinkholes in the state.

Daisetta resident Alexis Laird, 25, a mother of three kids, said she hadn’t really thought much about the sinkhole since first seeing it as a fourth-grader in 2008.

Daisetta, Texas, in Liberty County first had a huge sinkhole open up in 2008. Now in 2023, the sinkhole appears to be growing again.

DAISETTA, Texas — A giant sinkhole in Liberty County that appeared dormant is once again swallowing land around it in the small town of Daisetta, which sits on top of a salt dome.

The sinkhole began expanding after it remained the same for 15 years. Courtesy of the City of Daisetta “I was having a lot of trouble going to sleep last night because I didn’t know if we were ...

It took until May 7, 2008, for the first sinkhole to appear in Daisetta. It took several hours for the sinkhole to form on the northwestern portion of the Hull salt dome.

The issue came to the forefront this month when a fourth sinkhole developed in Daisetta, Texas, a small town of 1.48 square miles located between Houston and Beaumont.. It occurred on land that ...

DAISETTA, Texas — A giant sinkhole in Liberty County that appeared dormant is once again swallowing land around it in the small town of Daisetta, which sits on top of a salt dome. On Tuesday, we ...

DAISETTA, Texas — A giant sinkhole in Liberty County that appeared dormant is once again swallowing land around it in the small town of Daisetta, which sits on top of a salt dome.

DAISETTA, Texas — A giant sinkhole in Liberty County that appeared dormant is once again swallowing land around it in the small town of Daisetta, which sits on top of a salt dome. On Tuesday, we ...

DAISETTA, Texas — A giant sinkhole in Liberty County that appeared dormant is once again swallowing land around it in the small town of Daisetta, which sits on top of a salt dome. On Tuesday, we ...