…the White House briefing room. President Biden also remarked on border security and the crisis at the southern border that is affecting the nation, particularly the inflow of fentanyl. Texas…
Overdoses Linked to Drug House Near School
…High students between the ages of 14 and 16 allegedly helped distribute the “M30” pills that contained fentanyl. Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted about the case, saying, “The fentanyl crisis plaguing…
TX Judge: 'There is no Open Border in El Paso'
…judge made the comments after Hays County, Texas, resident Brandon Dunn testified about his son, a 15-year-old sophomore in high school, who was killed from fentanyl poisoning from drugs likely…
TX Father Testifies on Fentanyl Border Crisis
…milligrams of fentanyl, he said. Two milligrams is considered a lethal dose. Noah was the first of three fentanyl victims in less than two months in the rural county located…
22 AGs Call To Allow States to Jam Contraband Phones in Prisons
…orchestrated by incarcerated SUR-13 (Sureños) gang members inside Florida prisons working with cartel affiliated gang members in California, Florida and Mexico. Authorities seized over 50 pounds of fentanyl – enough…
Opinion: Killing Us Legally With Their Drugs
…into addiction cycles from withdrawal. Some people graduate from prescription pharmaceuticals to cheaper and more potent alternatives, like heroin or fentanyl. The cases and causes are numerous and variable, but…
By Bob Weir | Jan 26, 2023
Texas Lawmakers Debate Border Security
…to Washington,” he complained. Canales noted that drugs such as fentanyl are not coming in over the Rio Grande but through ports of entry. As such, he suggested that the…
Capture of 'El Chapo’s' Son | Details Emerge
…in the trafficking of fentanyl into the country. Though his cartel suffers a significant blow, Ovidio Guzmán’s capture is not expected to stop the business. “The Sinaloa cartel will absorb…
42 Texas Counties Support Declaring Invasion
…trafficking, operations, a deadly drug trade, including fentanyl,” among other illegal activity. But his resolution appears to be the only one reviewed by The Center Square that specifically calls for…
Ex-State House Candidate Accused in Shootings
…more than 800 fentanyl pills in the center console. Police also found two handguns inside the Nissan — one of which appeared to have fired shots outside the home of…
Governor, Lt. Gov. Inaugurated for Third Term
…board. Suggesting also that the rise of fentanyl in Texan was the result of “Biden’s open border policy.” “We live in a state of infinite possibilities,” Abbott said in closing….
Fowl Play | Meth-Smuggling Pigeon Caught
…as the most concerning. In 2022, 50.6 million fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and over 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder were seized in the U.S., equalling 379 million fatal doses…
Children Dying from Fentanyl Poisoning
…from Families Against Fentanyl. In the past two years, synthetic opioid (fentanyl) deaths among children surged. Fentanyl-related deaths among infants (children under age one) quadrupled from 2019 to 2021; more…
Man Arrested for Fentanyl Overdoses
…Squad, as a fentanyl source back in September 2022. Mather was allegedly supplying both counterfeit pharmaceutical pills laced with fentanyl and raw powdered fentanyl. Mather is being held responsible for…
Impeachment Articles Filed for Mayorkas
…Fallon also alleges that the current fentanyl crisis affecting the nation is due in part to Mayorkas’ leadership. “Under Secretary Mayorkas, more fentanyl has crossed the border in the last…
Texas Man Arrested for Fentanyl Overdoses
A Galveston man has been arrested for allegedly selling fentanyl-laced cocaine at a Christmas party. Two people who purchased the laced drugs overdosed and were pronounced dead later that night….
Tense Meeting for Biden, Mexican President
…when the leaders met included fentanyl smuggling and unlawful migration, as well as climate and economics. Biden appeared to defend the billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars spent on foreign aid,…
Abbott Meets Biden at Border
…historically low levels of unlawful migration under President Trump. “Your open-border policies have emboldened the cartels, who grow wealthy by trafficking deadly fentanyl and even human beings,” he wrote. “Texans…
Son of 'El Chapo' Captured, Violence Erupts
…cartel has long been a significant exporter of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana, and it has emerged as one of the top suppliers of fentanyl in recent years. The United…
New County Judge Sworn In
…“We need to take border security as seriously or more seriously than we’ve ever taken it.” The judge then mentioned the devastating effects fentanyl proliferation has had on Tarrant County…