A planned fire at Houston’s Addicks Reservoir caused smoke but no danger; Texans lost to Patriots; two charged in taco truck murder.

A controlled grass fire at Houston’s Addicks Reservoir, part of a planned vegetation-clearing effort, is under way near I-10 and Eldridge Parkway, producing smoke but posing no immediate threat. Authorities urge residents to drive cautiously and avoid 911 for smoke sightings. In sports, the Houston Texans lost 28-16 to the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Round, with fans expressing mixed emotions over the season’s progress and key turnovers. Meanwhile, two men have been charged with capital murder in the December 2025 killing of a taco truck worker in Greenspoint, with one suspect denied bail under Texas’s Proposition 3.