Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Houston, from a fired cop accused of murdering his wife to a transit study, which reveals that a third of city streets surveyed are lacking sidewalks.
Expect flaring at Shell’s Deer Park plant
Officials at Shell's Deer Park plant on Texas State Highway 225 are warning residents and drivers that they may see flaring from the plant.
The flaring is expected as crews perform planned maintenance on one of the plant's process units, according to the company. Flaring helps keep the plant safe, officials said.
Read the full story on the Houston Chronicle.
Houston cop charged with murdering his wife has been relieved of duty
The Houston police officer accused of murdering his wife over the weekend has been relieved of duty.
Hilario Hernandez, an HPD sergeant, is charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife, Belinda, a beloved librarian at Shadycrest Elementary School.
Read the full story on KHOU 11.
Study: Transit-Dependent Houstonians Are Struggling With Poor Sidewalks
Gulfton, in southwest Houston, is home to a large immigrant community where many residents get around on foot, including walking to bus stops.
But during a study of the Gulfton neighborhood, researchers with Rice University’s Kinder Institute found that over a third of the street segments they surveyed didn’t have sidewalks.
Read the full story on Houston Public Media.
Man killed in shootout at rap studio on Houston's south side
A man is dead after a shootout at a rap studio Monday night on Houston's south side. It happened around 10:15 p.m. at the HKMG Studio on Reed near Scott Street.
Read the full story on ABC 13.
Two stabbed at Tex-Mex parking lot in north Houston
A man and a woman were stabbed in a north Houston parking lot Monday night, police officials said.
The stabbings occurred in the parking lot of a Chacho's, a 24-hour Tex-Mex restaurant, on East Tidwell Road off of the I-45 Freeway service road at 7:31 p.m., a Houston Police Department spokesman said.
Read the full story on the Houston Chronicle.
