The sheriff's office says deputies just happened to come across the drivers racing, adding that they were going 90 to 100 miles per hour, or even faster, around the South Loop.
The Texas 2K drag racing event is legal and drew a large crowd to Houston, but authorities said the problems were outside of the event with "people who cross the line."
On Feb. 25, over 200 cars were found, and multiple people were arrested for participating in a takeover on Bellaire Boulevard near the PlazAmericas shopping mall.
Manuel Armada has to use sleep machines to keep his 2-year-old asleep amid loud revving noises from street takeover meet-ups in his family-friendly neighborhood.
Over the weekend, several cars and trucks did burnouts in the middle of intersections across Austin. When police arrived, some officers had to back away as people threw rocks, bottles and fireworks.
Deputies say a street race turned deadly when several sports cars were driving on I-10, and one of those drivers crashed to his death into a ditch in Chambers County.