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11/08/2024
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By Laura Harris
Dallas residents vote to decriminalize marijuana in small amounts
Sixty-seven percent of Dallas residents voted in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana on Nov. 5 despite public appeals from police to reject the measure. Earlier this year, a coalition led by the Austin-based nonprofit Ground Game Texas gathered over 50,000 signatures – more than the 20,000 required to put it on the ballot – for its […]
02/27/2024
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By Laura Harris
Missouri to deploy National Guard and State Highway Patrol troopers to Texas to help secure the border
Mike Parson, the Republican governor of Missouri, has announced his intention to deploy up to 200 members of the state’s National Guard and 22 troopers from the State Highway Patrol to the southern border. Parson has also submitted a $2.3 million supplemental budget request to the state’s legislature to help Texas secure the border and […]
11/26/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Texas lawsuit says Pfizer “knowingly distributed” adulterated drugs to kids
A legal action that was unsealed on November 20 shows that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going after Pfizer and one of its partners for knowingly distributing an adulterated medication to children. The suit pins Pfizer and Tris Pharma as the culprits in the illegal distribution of Quillivant XR, a drug prescribed to children […]
03/28/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Data shows fentanyl addiction is the leading cause of death among Americans aged 18 to 49
Experts have warned that fentanyl is now the number one cause of overdose deaths in the United States, surpassing heroin by a shocking margin. Data shows that 81,230 drug overdose deaths occurred from May 2019 to May 2020, the largest number of drug overdoses for a 12-month interval ever recorded in the country. Fentanyl is a strong synthetic […]
11/30/2022
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By Olivia Cook
DEA: Fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills now contain potentially LETHAL dose of synthetic opioid
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has warned that 60 percent of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills seized earlier this year contain a potentially lethal dose of the synthetic opioid. This opioid is up to 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, added the agency. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram issued the […]
07/01/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Texas AG launches investigation into Walmart over suspicious prescriptions and release of opioid drugs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into retail giant Walmart to determine whether or not it filled prescriptions improperly and failed to report suspicious prescriptions for opioid drugs. According to Paxton, he filed a Civil Investigative Demand that requires extensive documentation from the company, including records going back to 2006, at a […]
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