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.

Newsdesk would like to pass on its deepest condolences to the Herrero family.

This article appears in December 26 • 2008.

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