Houston is major center for prescription drug dealing - and deaths...

Highlights of the 2010 prescription drug series produced in partnership with Chron reporter Cindy Horswell

 A story about some of the first pill mill raids and details of the high volume businesses some physicians were allegedly conducting - March 20, 2010

Analysis of state prescription data that showed Harris County led the state in so-called Trinity or Trio – the popular prescription drug cocktail  of Vicodin (hydrocodone); Alprazolam (Xanax) and carisoprodol (Soma) May 31, 2010

A surprising look at just who died of accidental overdoses here in 2009 -- July  19, 2010. Middle aged women are the most common victims. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/health/7114116.html

About how Houston has some of the highest rates of  ER overdose visits among major U.S. metro areas for the prescription drugs alprazolam and hydrocodone -- August 7, 1010

An overview of rogue pill mill physicians and related prosecutions -  August 15, 2010

One of several stories about the state’s new pill mill registration law – Nov. 10, 2010 (So far only Louisiana, Florida and Texas have this law – Texas’ law took effect in September).

This story mined data from large medical examiners' offices to show how overdose deaths have also increased across Texas –  Dec. 13, 2010

Americans murdered in Mexico

Americans murdered in Mexico
US citizens continue to be killed in ongoing border violence. I've been covering this since 2009.

Was this teen offender wrongfully executed?

Was this teen offender wrongfully executed?
Debate over this 2005 Chron investigation - and other cases continues in Texas

Who killed Baby Jane Doe?

Who killed Baby Jane Doe?
A 2003 investigation from the now online-only newspaper gave this baby back her name. But her murder remains unsolved...