The southbound main lanes were closed near FM-830 for hours as crews worked to clean up the crash.
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Just before midnight, investigators say a 21-year-old driver was traveling the wrong way in the southbound lanes when he crashed head-on with an 18-wheeler and was killed.
The driver of the 18-wheeler survived, but fire destroyed the big rig. Police say the truck was loaded with rolls of cotton.
The 18-wheeler driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
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Investigators said debris was scattered along the highway for several hundred yards after the crash.