A federal judge in South Texas this week dismissed Starr County officials from a lawsuit filed by a Rio Grande Valley woman who alleged they violated her rights in charging her with murder after she attempted an abortion.
Lizelle Gonzalez, who went by Herrera and was 26 years old at the time of her arrest in 2022, sought $1 million in federal damages in the 2024 suit after she was initially detained, arguing that she was wrongly arrested and accusing local officials of malicious prosecution and conspiracy.
