4 Texas firefighters killed in motel-restaurant blaze

Crew members move an injured firefighter to an ambulance as the Southwest Inn burns.

Houston hotel fire

A firefighter is wheeled to an ambulance after fighting a 5-alarm blaze, Friday, May 31, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty)

Houston hotel fire

A firefighter sits on the ground during a blaze at the Southwest Inn on U.S. 59 in Houston on Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty)

Houston hotel fire

Medics line up in preparation for patients during a blaze at the Southwest Inn on U.S. 59 in Houston on Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty)

Houston hotel fire

Flames erupt from the Southwest Inn on U.S. 59 in Houston on Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty)

Houston hotel fire

Firefighters try to gain control of a blaze at the Southwest Inn on U.S. 59 in Houston on Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty)

Houston hotel fire

Firefighters try to gain control of a blaze at the Southwest Inn on U.S. 59 in Houston on Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty)

Houston hotel fire

A firefighter stands near a fire at the Southwest Inn, Friday, May 31, 2013, in Houston. A fire that engulfed a Houston motel has injured at least six firefighters, including two critically, and three people are missing. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duff)

Houston hotel fire

Firefighters battle a fire at the Southwest Inn, Friday, May 31, 2013, in Houston. A fire that engulfed a Houston motel has injured at least six firefighters, including two critically, and three people are missing. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duff)

Houston hotel fire

Firefighters battle a fire at the Southwest Inn, Friday, May 31, 2013, in Houston. A fire that engulfed a Houston motel has injured at least six firefighters, including two critically, and three people are missing. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duff)

Houston hotel fire

A firefighter is wheeled to an ambulance after fighting a fire at the Southwest Inn, Friday, May 31, 2013, in Houston. A fire that engulfed a Houston motel has injured at least six firefighters, including two critically, and three people are missing. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duff)

Houston hotel fire

Firefighters battle a fire at the Southwest Inn, Friday, May 31, 2013, in Houston. A fire that engulfed a Houston motel has injured at least six firefighters, including two critically, and three people are missing. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duff)

Houston hotel fire

Firefighters battle a fire at the Southwest Inn, Friday, May 31, 2013, in Houston. A fire that engulfed a Houston motel has injured at least six firefighters, including two critically, and three people are missing. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duff)

Houston man accused of raping, impregnating 11-year-old

Deandrea Devon Davis-Williams appears in the 338th State District Court in Houston on Thursday. The 21-year-old has been accused of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old neighbor who became pregnant and gave birth earlier in the week. Davis-Williams was arrested late Tuesday night and charged wit…

Animal shots of the week

Fog looms as a cat crosses the street Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty)

Animal shots of the week

Sandy Goodson watches as her dog Lil Texas reaches for a toy during practice for the Outdoor Big Air discipline at the DockDogs national competition Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Houston. The event featured Outdoor Big Air, which measured how far the dog can jump, Extreme Vertical and Speed Ret…

La Niña kept globe a bit cooler in 2011

A woman walks down a foggy trail at a Houston park. The world in 2011 wasn't quite as hot as it has been in recent years, but Houston and 16 other U.S. cities had their warmest year in 2011.