December 19, 2013 11:28 pm D.C. Parks and Recreation Scrutinized Over Houston Trip During Federal Shutdown D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is scrutinizing a D.C. Parks and Recreation trip to an October conference in Houston that cost taxpayers about $54,000. Local 0:32 Photo shows person riding on back of Metro rail car 2:01 DC police unit serves the deaf community 2:48 Speed camera installed near site of 2022 fatal high school pedestrian crash 2:12 2 teens arrested in Greenbelt senior skip day shooting 3:22 Protesters remove barricades at George Washington University