An 18-wheeler accident caused traffic delays on I-45 in Harris County, with authorities advising alternative routes and providing updates on social media.

One person died and another was injured in a house fire in Houston's Fifth Ward. Firefighters responded after 1:30 a.m.; further details are pending investigation.

A dispute over an Xbox in Houston's Fourth Ward led to a shooting that left one man dead and a woman injured. A suspect fled the scene, and a gun was found in an abandoned Hyundai. The investigation is ongoing.

Texas is considering Audrii's Law, which would require child grooming offenders to register as sex offenders, inspired by the murder of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham by Don Steven McDougal, a man with a prior related offense.

Houston Fire Department tackled a house fire in Fondren Gardens, which caused $250,000 in damages but no injuries; it was accidentally caused by an electrical cord.

One suspect was shot during an attempted robbery of an armored car in Houston; the guard and driver were pepper-sprayed, but no arrests have yet been made.

A fire caused $30,000 in damages to a Brays Oaks townhome, but no injuries were reported, with 46 Houston firefighters responding promptly to extinguish the blaze.

A vehicle with a body inside was found submerged in a pond at Bay Oaks Country Club, Houston. The identity and circumstances remain under investigation.

A fire ravaged an abandoned apartment in Houston's Spring Branch West, with no injuries reported as HFD personnel tackled the blaze, the cause of which is under investigation.

A mother in Harris County was charged with child endangerment after she and her infants were found lying on a cold sidewalk while she appeared intoxicated.

Houston Police arrested Michael Green for a shooting at 10250 Lands End Drive; he's charged with aggravated assault. The victim is in critical condition.

An 18-year-old named Christopher Rashad Morgan Jr. is charged with aggravated robbery and assault after a carjacking in Harris County led to a high-speed chase and a woman found shot in the vehicle.

A black ice-induced crash involved seven vehicles on SH-99 in Houston, closing westbound lanes and resulting in multiple hospitalizations and significant traffic delays.