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The Houston Fire Department responds to reports of a fire inside the Chinese Consulate on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 in Houston. Houston police and fire officials responded to reports that documents were being burned in the courtyard of the consulate Tuesday night, according to the Houston Police Department. China says the U.S. has ordered it to close its consulate in Houston in what it called a provocation that violates international law. (Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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In this Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 file photo, former United States President George H. W. Bush, right, leaves the field with the help of Pierce Bush, left, his grandson, before the Texas Bowl NCAA college football game in Houston. Pierce Bush announced Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 that he'll run in the Republican primary for a congressional seat near Houston. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel, File)
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Evacuees wade down a flooded section of Interstate 610 as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Water flows over the spillway from Lake Houston into the San Jacinto River Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Houston. The Colorado River in Wharton and the Brazos and San Jacinto rivers near Houston are the main focus of concern as floodwaters moved from North and Central Texas downstream toward the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin holds the net toward fans in the stands after cutting it down following a win over Houston in an NCAA college basketball championship game at the American Athletic Conference tournament Sunday, March 11, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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A motorists drives through floodwaters on West Mount Houston Road near Interstate 45 North, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Houston. Torrential rains have brought more flooding to the Houston area as emergency officials urge motorists to stay home until the water recedes. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Alexis Obregon drives his ATV through high water on West Mount Houston Road, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Houston. Torrential rains have brought more flooding to the Houston area as emergency officials urge motorists to stay home until the water recedes. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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A man slips into a flooded area of Studemont Street near Interstate 10, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Houston. Torrential rains have brought more flooding to the Houston area as emergency officials urge motorists to stay home until the water recedes. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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A flooded vehicle is submerged along Studemont Street near Interstate 10, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Houston. Torrential rains have brought more flooding to the Houston area as emergency officials urge motorists to stay home until the water recedes. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 29: UCF Knights place kicker Donald De La Haye (19) warms up during the NCAA football game between the Central Florida Knights and Houston Cougars on October 29, 2016 at TDECU Stadium in Houston, TX. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)
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Harold McCollum and his wife Nancy McCollum of Houston, Texas wait for the start of the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony to see Jeff Bagwell inducted at the Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 30, 2017, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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FILE - In this May 31, 2017, file photo, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) waits for a snap during the team's organized team activity at its NFL football training facility in Houston. Watson said following the NFL draft that--however soon his time came on the field--he was prepared to do whatever Houston asked of him, saying “All I need to do is put my head down, don’t say anything and learn from the veteran guys.” (AP Photo/Bob Levey, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 28, 2011, file photo, an oil tanker is docked at the Exxon Mobile Baytown complex along the Houston Ship Channel in Baytown, Texas. Federal lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be filed claiming the agency has failed to correct Texas air pollution control permits with loopholes that make state enforcement rare. The suits, to be filed Thursday, July 20, 2017, by the nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Integrity Project, target permits for the largest integrated petrochemical factory in the U.S., three refineries near the Houston Ship Channel including the largest petroleum refinery in the U.S. and a coal-fired power plant east of Dallas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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In this June 7, 2017, photo, Edward Gonzales, 38, who was released from jail on a personal recognizance bond from Harris County jail stands on Commerce Street in Houston. Officials in Texas’ most populous county are expressing concern a federal court order that found the Houston-area’s bail system discriminates against poor people accused of misdemeanor crimes is forcing authorities to release possibly dangerous individuals who are failing to show up for future court hearings. (Godofredo A. Vasquez /Houston Chronicle via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JULY 3, 2017 - In this June 21, 2017 photo, Freddie Garcia gets a pallet of fire scanners ready to ship to Texas City in the warehouse of Industrial Equipment Company in Houston (Michael Wyke/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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This undated photo provided by the Harris County Sheriff's Office shows the booking photo of Houston-area sheriff's deputy Chauna Thompson. The Harris County sheriff's office said Friday, June 9, 2017, that Thompson and her husband Terry Thompson have posted bail and that they have a court hearing scheduled for Tuesday, after they surrendered to authorities late Thursday after a grand jury that day handed up separate indictments against them. The Thompson's are accused of causing the May 28 death of 24-year-old John Hernandez outside a Houston-area restaurant. (Harris County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez leaves a press conference, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Houston. A Texas sheriff’s deputy and her husband were indicted Thursday on murder charges in the death of a man they restrained during a late night confrontation outside of a Houston-area restaurant. A Harris County grand jury in Houston returned the indictment against Harris County deputy Shauna Thompson and her husband, Terry Thompson, in the death of 24-year-old John Hernandez. Each could be sentenced to 5 to 99 years or life in prison if convicted. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP) ** FILE **
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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez listens to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg during a press conference, Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Houston. A Texas sheriff’s deputy and her husband were indicted Thursday on murder charges in the death of a man they restrained during a late night confrontation outside of a Houston-area restaurant. A Harris County grand jury in Houston returned the indictment against Harris County deputy Shauna Thompson and her husband, Terry Thompson, in the death of 24-year-old John Hernandez. Each could be sentenced to 5 to 99 years or life in prison if convicted. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg pauses as she talks to the media, Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Houston. A Texas sheriff’s deputy and her husband were indicted Thursday on murder charges in the death of a man they restrained during a late night confrontation outside of a Houston-area restaurant. A Harris County grand jury in Houston returned the indictment against Harris County deputy Shauna Thompson and her husband, Terry Thompson, in the death of 24-year-old John Hernandez. Each could be sentenced to 5 to 99 years or life in prison if convicted. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
