Every year, thousands of Texans experience their Christmas packages going missing or becoming damaged. To help prevent these issues, Harris County Precinct Four has provided five essential safety tips:

UPS mistakenly marked Moxie District 31 as “closed” on Wednesday — despite it being open and waiting for a shipment. Friday morning, the owners showed up at a distribution center, where they got their shipment and were able to keep their business plan afloat.

From lost birthday cards to cashiers’ checks stuck in limbo, the complaints are growing louder as postal service issues persist.

On Thursday, The USPS invited Turner to the South Houston Local Processing Center (LPC) located at 611 Hwy. 90 A in Missouri City, TX 77489 for a tour. She will get a behind-the-scenes view of the new processing facility. It includes new technology such as high-speed sorting equipment.

Frustrations continued for Americans as they awaited their packages that were expected to be delivered months ago.

Serval customers have reached out to KPRC 2 saying they have not received their packages that include medication, Christmas gifts, passports and other needs.

A community in Fort Bend County is fed up with porch pirates stealing their packages.

With the holiday season upon us, the Better Business Bureau is offering advice for people who are shopping online and expecting deliveries.

HOUSTON – Have you had a package stolen last year? A survey from C+R Research indicated that package thefts sharply rose from 36% to 43% in 2020, with two-thirds of the respondents saying they had their packages stolen more than once. When it comes to protecting their deliveries, 69% of consumers stayed home to receive deliveries. Other consumers opted for in-store pickup, shopping in-store and requesting signatures for deliveries. The survey used Amazon’s survey platform to screen 2,000 self-reported online consumers who have shopped online within the last 12 months.

Amazon says coronavirus is hampering its ability to meet some customers' needs. The e-commerce giant said in a blog post Saturday that there has been a surge in online shopping as the coronavirus outbreak spreads — and it's weighing on the company. Amazon has also had to grapple with sellers on its site trying to capitalize on the outbreak inappropriately. Earlier this month, Amazon said it pulled more than 1 million products for price gouging or falsely advertising effectiveness against the coronavirus. “We actively monitor our store and remove offers that violate our policy,” the company said in its blog post this weekend.

HOUSTON – Dozens of packages and letters were dumped on the side of the freeway Monday night in Liberty County. Postal metal crates lying in the middle of the freeway. Witnesses say the postal driver did not stop when the crates fell off. Postal inspectors were called, and then deputies put the mail back into the containers and called a wrecker to haul it away. We can confirm that a contract driver did experience an incident where some mail fell from a trailer, but all mail was quickly retrieved, secured and taken to the N. Houston Processing and Distribution facility for processing.”