Over the last year, the U.S. has seen a 15% decline in the number of drug overdose deaths reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Texas, while improving, only saw a 1.67% decline. Just nine states nationwide saw an increase in the number of overdose deaths in that time.
Harris County commissioners appoint Sonia Lopez to vacant civil court bench
Lopez will serve the judicial seat for Harris County’s Civil Court at Law, No. 1, after the Dec. 11 appointment