900-Ft. Sinkhole That's Been Stable for 15 Years Is Growing Again, Threatening to Swallow Texas Town

An enormous sinkhole, previously believed to be stable, is expanding again, according to Texas officials. Officials in the Liberty County town of Daisetta, located between Beaumont and Houston, said in a statement that they were "made aware" on Sunday that the sinkhole had expanded. The sinkhole was first detected in 2008, according to ABC outlet KTRK-TV. It started as a 20-foot gap in the ground before morphing into a gigantic hole that was around 260 feet deep and 900 feet wide, the outlet reported. And it's previously swallowed a number...