HOUSTON – Houston’s new administration, led by Mayor John Whitmire, is adding $1.7 million to defend the city and former Police Chief Art Acevedo in the legal battle with the families of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. The funds were approved on Wednesday by Mayor Whitmire and the city council, marking a significant step in continuing the fight over the controversial HPD raid that resulted in the tragic deaths of Tuttle and Nicholas.