🌱 Tacos 105 Food Truck Open + I-45 Rebuild Costing $750 Million

Good morning, people of Houston! Carlos Hernandez here with the latest Houston Daily.

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Here are the top five stories in Houston today:

1. Tacos 105 opened at 1155 E. Davis St., Conroe, on March 18, according to employee Manuel Brito. Brito's brother owns the food truck and said the family has over 30 years of experience between them. Besides tacos, the truck also has burgers and wings. (Community Impact Newspaper)

2. Two people were shot at a northwest Harris County gas station on Saturday after allegedly breaking into a car, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The shooting happened at a gas station at 9030 Highway 6 North. (KHOU 11)

3. Houston police released photos of a suspect who is accused of shooting a man to death at a car wash in southwest Houston. On March 25, 51-year-old Charles Dad, was shot and killed on South Dairy Ashford Road near Richmond Avenue after picking up his car from the mechanic, according police. (ABC 13)

4. Houston police responded to a fatal shooting on the main lanes of State Highway 288 South on Saturday evening. It is not yet known what prompted the shooting, and there is no description currently available of the suspect. (Click2Houston)

5. Downtown portions of the Interstate 45 rebuild will cost an additional $750 million, officials now say, as delays and price increases hike the current estimates. The Texas Department of Transportation has spent nearly two decades planning to rebuild I-45 from downtown Houston north to Beltway 8. (Houston Chronicle)

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Today in Houston:

• Historic Preservation Appeals Board at City of Houston Annex Council Chamber. (9:00 AM)
• Portraits In Exile at Photography Of Fred Stein. (10:00 AM)
• Cheer Club at Houston Academy For International Studies. (3:30 PM)
• Rolling At Discovery Green: Cheap Skate Nights. (5:00 PM)
• Jazmine Sullivan In Concert at Houston Parks and Recreation Department. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A single-engine plane veered off the runway after a reported mechanical failure at the Sugar Land Regional Airport on Sunday afternoon, according to police. (ABC 13)
• Local law enforcement agencies are mourning the loss of one of their own for the second time this week. Harris County Precinct 7 deputy constable Jennifer Chavis, 32, was killed by a suspected drunk driver in a fiery crash Saturday evening on Beltway 8 near Fondren Road. (KHOU 11)
• An off-duty New Caney ISD officer was injured in a shooting with suspected catalytic converter thieves, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. (KHOU 11)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.