Texas doctor accused of illegally selling millions of opioid pills in Houston

On 2026-04-03, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Texas unsealed an indictment charging Houston doctor James Robles with conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances, distributing and dispensing controlled substances, and maintaining a drug-involved premises. The article says he allegedly used a cash-only Houston clinic to sell opioid prescriptions that were later resold on the black market.