HOUSTON — A downtown business was the focus of a law enforcement operation late Wednesday morning, prompting street closures around the area.
It happened in the 1600 block of Austin Street at the corner of Pease Street at a building where a bail bond company and CBD store are located.
Multiple agents and officers could be seen in front of the building, but it wasn't clear what led to the activity.
"The FBI confirms that we are presently leading a legitimate multi-agency law enforcement operation with fellow members of the Texas Anti-Gang Task Force at the 1600 block of Austin St. in Houston," FBI public affairs officer C.J. Jones said in a statement. "Given the ongoing nature of the matter, we are not permitted to comment further."
The bail bond company at this location, AABLE Bail Bonds, is known by the Harris County Bail Bonds Association and others as a "high-risk" bonding company, meaning they issue bonds with no collateral and with co-signers who are not considered credit-worthy.
“While I cannot speculate or even guess as to what this investigation’s about, the only thing I can tell you about this particular bonding company is they do many of our high level, high-risk bonds in this county," said Harris County Bail Bonds Association President Mario Garza. "That’s all I can tell you at this point.”
KHOU 11's Jason Miles has reached out to the bail bond company and has yet to hear back.
This is a developing story and will be updated.