Eric Latz, a journalist for KSHN Radio in Liberty County said there were conflicting reports coming from the scene
US police are to search a rural house in eastern Texas, where they believe there is a mass grave.
US media say there may be up to 30 dismembered bodies including children buried there.
Liberty County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Rex Evans says the office received an anonymous report on Tuesday that there were bodies in the home.
Police are seeking a search warrant for the property, whose residents are said to be “uncooperative”.
So far, Mr Evans said, no bodies have been found.
Aerial shots on local TV stations showed a dozen police vehicles parked along a road in wooded country.
The FBI confirmed it had been asked to take part in an investigation.
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