U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has introduced legislation to decriminalize fentanyl test strips and address drug trafficking at the U.S. border with Mexico, where criminal cartels are blamed for producing the vast majority of fentanyl.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, center, listens during a roundtable discussion with seven other senators, El Paso officials and others on Jan. 9, 2023, in El Paso., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Earlier this year, Cornyn joined a roundtable discussion at a Hays County high school where six students in the school district have died of fentanyl poisoning since last summer. Several of the student’s parents spoke as well. Speaking with Cornyn, Rodriguez said, let her raise specific concerns about the fentanyl crisis, such as barriers to treatment for youths, because under“I felt heard for the first time,” Rodriguez said in an interview.
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