…to the lack of communal support during lockdowns, many turned to drugs, alcohol, excessive screen time, and other self-destructive behaviors. The timing could not have been worse as fentanyl, known…
Sheriff Defends Texas Seven Generations After Ancestors Fought for Independence
…attempted to bring in enough fentanyl to kill 5 billion people, according to federal data, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have confiscated and say is a fraction of…
Election Spotlight: Texas Attorney General Race
…89% increase in fentanyl deaths in Texas in 2021, what is the single biggest thing the attorney general can do to prevent further deaths? Paxton: As part of our numerous…
33 Texas Counties Declare Invasion at Southern Border
…criminal arrests, including more than 17,900 charged with felonies. Texas DPS has also seized more than 336 million lethal doses of fentanyl, enough to kill everyone in the United States….
Abbott, O’Rourke Spar Over Border Security at Lone Debate
…than 17,900 on felony charges, and confiscating enough fentanyl to kill everyone in the United States. “Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps left by the Biden Administration’s…
How Texas Schools Can Fight Fentanyl
Fentanyl overdoses are a growing problem in Texas, and public schools are no exception. Texas experienced 1,672 fentanyl-related deaths in 2021, an 89% increase from 2020. Even rural school districts…
Three More Counties Want Texas to Declare Invasion at Southern Border; Total at 32
…evaded apprehension at the southern border since January 2021, including dozens on the terrorist watch list. “The unprecedented amount of human trafficking, combined with the smuggling of fentanyl and other…
Opinion: The Social Media Girl Goes to the Border
…cities across America. But others cross to do harm—to carry drugs, including the deadly fentanyl, weapons, and victims of human trafficking. And because the border is so porous, every town…
By Britt Allen | Sep 26, 2022
Drug Overdoses in Local City Reach 3-Year High
…89% increase from 2020 in fentanyl-related deaths. Massive amounts of fentanyl are flooding across the Texas-Mexico border; four million pills were seized just last month. In response to this epidemic,…
Abbott Classifies Mexican Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
…coordinate efforts to raise awareness of fentanyl’s lethality and prevalence. “I’ve also directed Texas agencies to alert the public about the fentanyl crisis, including schools and workplaces through mediums like…
Texas Ramping Up Efforts to Fight Fentanyl Crisis
…226,796 people. In 2021, Texas reported an 89% increase in fentanyl-related deaths compared to 2020. Fentanyl is the leading cause of death of adults in the U.S. between the ages…
Fentanyl Laced Overdose Leads to Arrest
The Collin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection with the death of a man that overdosed on the deadly drug Fentanyl, according to a press release. Gabriel Aldo…
Border Patrol Agents Seizing Record Amounts of Fentanyl, Meth
…Michael Humphries, CBP Director of the Nogales Port of Entry, said. Among them, officers seized 12,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills, four pounds of fentanyl in powder form, 34 pounds of methamphetamine…
Two More Counties Declare Invasion at Southern Border, Total 29
…302,600 foreign nationals who illegally entered Texas, made more than 19,700 criminal arrests and 17,200 felony charges. Texas DPS also has seized more than 340.5 million lethal doses of fentanyl….
18 AGs Call on Biden to Classify Illicit Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction
…urge you, take immediate and decisive action and declare fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction.” Due to the low cost of producing fentanyl and its inherent lethality and vast availability,…
Local Jail Worker Charged After Inmate Drug Overdose
…The pills contained fentanyl, according to Sheriff Bill Waybourn. In addition, Lyle was searched when she arrived for work on August 24, and supervisors reportedly found synthetic marijuana and rolling…
Five More Texas Counties Declare Invasion at Southern Border
…made more than 19,700 criminal arrests and 17,200 felony charges. Texas DPS also has seized more than 340.5 million lethal doses of fentanyl. Texas also has bused more than 10,000…
Arrival of Migrants Shakes Sanctuary Cities
…million lethal doses of fentanyl.” Texas has transported over 7,900 migrants to Washington, D.C., 2,200 to New York City, and 300 to Chicago. These numbers pale when compared to the…
Four More Texas Counties Declare Invasion at Southern Border
…continuing to confiscate record amounts of fentanyl in California, Arizona and Texas. The counties also argue the “sovereign and unilateral authority explicitly reserved to the States, respectively, under Article 1,…
Think Tank Advocates for Texas Declaring Invasion at Southern Border
…more than 19,700 criminal arrests, and reported more than 17,200 felony charges. Texas DPS also has seized more than 340.5 million lethal doses of fentanyl. The governor and legislature implemented…