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A Harris County judge has sentenced a former corrections officer to 180 days in jail—probated for 16 months—following a 2023 incident where she used handcuffs to strike an inmate inside the Harris County Jail, according to prosecutors and court records.

A woman has died, and a man was taken to the hospital after a Tesla crashed into a home in Katy on Friday night, officials said. According to authorities, the crash occurred near the intersection of Rose Hollow Lane and Blooming Park Lane. Officials said a woman in her 70s was pinned and injured by the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

As the Houston fire continues to spread smoke across Harris County, fans at the Fan Fest in Houston are seeing smoke in the distance while enjoying the World Cup matches.

A massive plume of smoke is rising from a fire at a recycling facility in southeast Houston. Currently, no evacuations or injuries have been reported in connection with the fire.  Officials stated there is a neighborhood in the area, but there is currently no danger to the homes in the area as that is being monitored by the fire department. 

The fire was reported near Kellogg Street and Manchester Street and is currently at three alarms. According to Houston Fire Department Chief Thomas Munoz, they received a call just after 2:45 p.m. at a recycling facility. Officials said it appears to be a large pile of tires, as well as debris, burning at the location. 

Authorities provide the latest information as a fire continues to burn in southeast Houston on Monday afternoon. 

A massive plume of smoke is rising from a fire in southeast Houston.

A timeline of the tragic Texas Hill Country flood and the changes that have been since.

A grandmother was killed after a Tesla veered off the road and crashed into the home she was in near the Cinco Ranch area. Harris County officials say the driver was hospitalized.