HOUSTON – Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, and law enforcement agencies across Harris County are stepping up enforcement as the region continues to lead the nation in drunk driving deaths.

INITIAL REPORT: Houston-area law enforcement launches “No Refusal” initiative for Labor Day weekend the

From 2017 to 2023, the Harris County Precinct One Constable’s Office reported an average of 187 DWI deaths per year.

On Friday alone, authorities made 100 DWI arrests in Harris County. The timing comes as the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer,” the stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day, comes to a close, a period when crashes involving impaired drivers historically spike.

For families like Marcus Nalepa’s, the dangers of drunk driving never fade. His 8-year-old daughter, K

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