Tragedy for Herrero Family

Sister of state rep found dead in suspicious circumstances

Rep. Herrero
Rep. Herrero

A week after the sad announcement of deaths in the family of Rep. Roberto Alonzo, D-Dallas, more tragic news in the Lege.

Devon Herrero, sister of Rep. Abel Herrero, D-Corpus Christi, was found dead at around 4am on Sunday morning. She was discovered in the middle of the street in a residential area of Corpus Christi. While police are still awaiting the results of the autopsy, she is thought to have suffered blunt force trauma to the head.

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