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HOUSTON — It was a wet, messy rush hour commute Monday morning as heavy storms moved throughout the Houston area. A Flash Flood Watch which was expected to remain in effect until 4 p.m. expired early as heavy rain moved out faster than expected. Light to moderate showers are expected throughout the remainder of the day. The heaviest rainfall happened between 6 and 9 a.m., and will start to taper off by lunchtime. There will be dry and sunny skies on Tuesday.

Dwayne Allen and Chuck Pagano were shocked by the Colts' loss to the Texans in October.  AP Photo/George Bridges EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- There's no need for a reminder. The Indianapolis Colts know what happened on that Sunday night in Houston on Oct. 23. A victory looked like a sure thing. They had a 14-point lead with three minutes remaining. But then the biggest collapse under coach Chuck Pagano occurred, and the Colts ended up losing to the Texans in overtime. But now the Colts have the opportunity to avenge that loss with the stakes being even higher. A victory will keep the Colts in first place in the AFC South and will send Houston to its fourth straight loss. "Do I think about what happened before? Hell yeah," Colts safety Mike Adams emphatically said. "I don't need a refresher on that. We had that game. We know we had it. There's no need to sugarcoat it. We have to have it this weekend. We need it back." The Colts moved into a ...

At least nine people were injured when a gun man opened fire at a Houston shopping center Monday morning, officials said. Police fatally shot the suspect, who started "firing actively" at officers once they located him, said Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo. Six victims were taken to area hospitals, Montalvo said. Three were in good condition, one was in fair condition, one was in serious condition and one was in critical condition, she said. Three more people were treated at the scene. Police activity near a shopping center in southwest Houston on Monday.   KPRC2 More than 15 EMS crews were dispatched about 6:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. ET) to reports of shots fired near a Petco store in southwest Houston, Fire Department spokesman Jay Evans told NBC News. The incident occurred near the corner of Wesleyan and Bissonnet Streets, officials said. Residents at an apartment complex about a block away were instructed to shelter in place some two hours after the initial re...