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Criminal Justice

As fentanyl plagues Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott directs state police to focus on cartels

Zach Despart, Texas Tribune

Posted on September 22, 2022 · Abbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and investigate gangs in Texas that support drug and human smuggling.

Tags drug cartels fentanyl Gov. Greg Abbott opioid

Health & Science

Texas to receive nearly $1.2 billion through latest opioid settlement with pharmaceutical companies

Sascha Cordner, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on February 16, 2022 · The money is part of a $26 billion agreement including several other states.

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National

Purdue Pharma Files For Bankruptcy As Part Of Settlement

Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 16, 2019 · Texas is one of 24 states involved in an agreement with Purdue Pharma. Attorney General Ken Paxton says the bankruptcy filing is consistent with an agreement to help communities impacted by opioid misuse and addiction.

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Health & Science

Texas Law Limiting Opioid Prescriptions Takes Effect September 1

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 16, 2019 · The law limits opioid prescriptions for acute pain to 10 days, with no refills allowed.

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Texas

Paxton Launches Website To Help Combat Opioid Abuse

HPM Digital Team

Posted on January 22, 2019 · The site has information on preventing addiction, safe storage of painkillers and other concepts.

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Houston Matters

Getting Trial Date Is Next Step In Harris County’s Lawsuit Over Opioid Epidemic

Houston Matters / Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on December 13, 2018 · More than 115 people die in the United States everyday after overdosing on opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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UPDATE: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit Against Maker Of OxyContin

HPM Digital Team

Posted on May 15, 2018 · The lawsuit contends that Purdue Pharma has violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act

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Podcast

Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 49: Cambridge Analytica Scandal; Relationship Status: Trouble

HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 23, 2018 · Brandon and Jay walk us through the recent Facebook scandal and why you should care

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The Opioid Crisis Is Surging In Black, Urban Communities

MARISA PEÑALOZA, NPR

Posted on March 8, 2018 · Opioid overdose deaths among middle-aged black men have increased 245 percent in the past three years in Washington, D.C.

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States Seek More Federal Funding For Opioid Treatment, Not More Promises

JOHN DALEY, NPR

Posted on March 1, 2018 · The Trump administration has talked about prioritizing the opioid crisis, but states have seen little in the way of new resources. And, in some states, getting into treatment is becoming even harder.

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Harris County Fights To Keep Opioid Lawsuit In Texas Courts

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on February 27, 2018 · “This same tactic was attempted unsuccessfully in Hopkins County, Texas, where it was summarily dismissed by the federal court to which it was removed,” Ryan explained, in a statement. “We will fight for the same right for Harris County.”

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Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S.

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on December 21, 2017 · The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that's happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise

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Fight The Opioid Epidemic, All Agree. But Strategies Vary Widely

WILL STONE, NPR

Posted on December 19, 2017 · Officials across Arizona agree that the state must solve its growing opioid problem. But some people fear that several strategies under consideration encourage drug use

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UPDATE: Harris County Sues Pharmaceutical Companies, Doctors For ‘Opioid Epidemic’

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on December 13, 2017 · Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan filed against 21 manufacturers and distributors, 4 doctors, and 1 pharmacist operating in the area

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Amid Opioid Crisis, Texas Subsidized Drug Company It’s Now Investigating

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune / Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune

Posted on October 31, 2017 · In 2016, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $9.75 million grant to McKesson Corporation. Now, Texas is among the states investigating the giant drug distributor's role in a growing opioid crisis

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Many Texas special ed parents fear school vouchers because ‘private schools don’t have to play’

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on March 30, 2023 · The governor and top lawmakers have pointed to students in special education as prime beneficiaries of school vouchers. Some community members are worried the approach will drain funds from already shortchanged public schools while opening the door for discrimination against students with disabilities. 

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Politics

Senate unanimously passes a bill defining fentanyl poisoning as murder

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 15, 2023 · Houston Senator Joan Huffman authored Senate Bill 645, which would make the manufacture and delivery of less than 1 gram of fentanyl a third degree felony. The crime would rise to a second degree felony if a person dies from an overdose.

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Houston Matters

Stoppping fentanyl overdoses — are some Mexican pharmacies part of the problem?

Joshua Zinn

Posted on March 15, 2023 · Research shows some pharmacies catering to American tourists are selling medicine frequently laced with the opioid.

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Houston Matters

Fentanyl-laced prescriptions at Mexican pharmacies (March 15, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 15, 2023 · On Wednesday's show: We talk about a problematic element of medical tourism in Mexico, new goings-on in the world of politics, and how Houstonians use social media.

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