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Questions linger over a Texas woman’s murder charge for a "self-induced abortion." Advocates say the fallout for women will linger, too.

Ismael Herrera filed the divorce papers on April 7, only to discover days later that his estranged wife, Lizelle Herrera, 26, had taken abortion pills and was wrongfully charged with murder.

Distraught husband Ismael Herrera said that he found out that his estranged wife Lizelle had terminated her pregnancy from news reports. He filed for divorce on the same day that she was arrested

How reproductive rights groups sounded the alarm after a South Texas woman was charged with murder for an abortion

The Rio Grande Valley, often seen as a reliable vote against abortion, has a long history of advocacy to increase access to the procedure.

The woman was arrested and booked into the Starr County Detention Center on a $500,000 bond.

The Rio Grande Valley, often seen as a reliable vote against abortion, has a long history of advocacy to increase access to the procedure.

The 26-year-old charged with murder on accusations of having a “self-induced abortion” will no longer face consequences, but her story is foreboding.

Alice Echo News Journal The year 2021 in Jim Wells County and Duval County started with the swearing in of elected officials.  On Friday, Jan. 1 2021, elected officials raised their right hand and swore to uphold the law and represent the county and its citizens. For Duval County, the elected officials who took their oath are: Commissioner Precinct 1 Pete Guerra, Constable Precinct 2 Tammy H. Trejo, County Tax Collector Roberto Elizondo, 229th District Attorney Gocha Ramirez, County Attorney B...

A Starr County drug-fighting task force is getting its funding back. The executive board of the South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force has agreed to reinstate funding to the Starr County task force. The decision comes six months after the board suspended a one-year $600,000 federal grant that allows the Starr County anti-drug task force to operate. The funds had been suspended in June, reportedly amid allegations of mismanagement. The McAllen Monitor reports there had been ...