LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas – Liberty County commissioners have budgeted funds to build a new animal shelter following years of reported stray dog attacks, but community members express concerns about operational funding gaps.

The decision comes after multiple documented attacks in the area, particularly in communities like Colony Ridge in Cleveland, where residents continue to battle an growing stray dog population.

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“Actually, nothing has changed,” says Zully Vasquez, a volunteer rescuer. “It has gotten a lot worse because we’re a community of immigrants and there has been a lot of deportations going and people are leaving behind everything, including their dogs.”

The issue gained public attention after several

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