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Top Houston news: Off-duty cop shoots at suspect; I-45 drivers tangle with loose tire

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Published on March 28, 2019
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Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Houston, from an intoxicated mom arrested for striking her 12-year-old daughter to a controversial Trump-related school assignment. 

Loose tire on I-45 causes at least 10 drivers to get flat tires

It was a huge headache for drivers overnight on I-45 and Allen Parkway when at least 10 drivers got flat tires and damage to their cars because of a loose tire in the road. 

Read the full story on ABC 13. 

Mom dragged daughter through Pappasito's parking lot: Deputies

A mother was believed to be intoxicated when she dragged and repeatedly struck her 12-year-old daughter in the parking lot of a Pappasito's Cantina restaurant. 

Read the full story on ABC 13. 

Off-duty HPD officer shoots at suspect allegedly breaking into her car in SE Houston

An off-duty HPD officer fired at a car burglar in her driveway overnight in southeast Houston, police say. 

Read the full story on ABC 13. 

Houston Ship Channel reopens after ITC Deer Park fire; CEO speaks publicly for first time since disaster

Inside the Vessel Traffic command room, the Coast Guard is busy routing and rerouting ships on the Houston Ship Channel.

Read the full story on KHOU 11. 

Trump-related school assignment stirs anger, death threats to Houston-area school district

A Goose Creek CISD teacher's apparent classroom mishap put her on the receiving end of threatening calls, including death threats, district officials said.

Read the full story on the Houston Chronicle.