A veteran Houston police officer who was participating with a cooking team at the Houston rodeo's Bar-B-Que cookoff has been relieved of duty for reportedly tossing a tear gas canister to booth opponents during the popular event, sickening several patrons. Senior police officer Mike Hamby, 51, was relieved of duty with pay on Monday while he is under investigation for "criminal allegations,“ said HPD spokeswoman Jodi Silva. The nature of allegations against Hamby are under investigation by the internal affairs department and will not be disclosed, Silva said. At the Houston Police Officer Union, where Hamby is a member of...