Sarah Grunau

The officer that fired the shots, an eight year veteran of the police department, was placed on administrative leave per department policy. 

The modified program would provide nearly 2,000 families living below 200 percent of the federal poverty line, who were already selected for the program, with $500 monthly payments through preloaded debit cards. Payments under the revised program were set to start going out in January.

The overwhelming court decision to reject ExxonMobil's appeal put an end to a more than decade-long legal effort pushed forward by environmental groups in Texas and California, and Exxon's several attempts to dodge responsibility for the violations.

The National Weather Service Tuesday urged residents in areas with freezing conditions to protect tender plants and vegetation, bring pets indoors and check on elderly family and neighbors.

The move comes just months after Cruise announced it would restart testing operations in Houston after a staffing shakeup followed the launch of several federal safety investigations into the vehicles.

30-year-old Taylar Jackson was one of seven people who died from injuries sustained during the fatal collision last year. First-round NFL draft pick and former University of Houston football player D.J. Hayden and two other former university football players, Zachary McMillian and Ralph Oragwu, were among those pronounced dead following the collision.

The plan will not have much effect on the city's public transportation operations, Lester Gretsch, a METRO spokesperson said.

The plan will not have much effect on the city's public transportation operations, Lester Gretsch, a METRO spokesperson said.

The plan will not have much effect on the city's public transportation operations, Lester Gretsch, a METRO spokesperson said.

Many visitors to the Rothko Chapel have used it as an interfaith sanctuary to reflect, meditate and pray. The silence of the space, coupled with concrete walls, could either relax or intimidate a guest with its pensive atmosphere.