State Budget Update From Senator Tommy Williams

State budget update from Senator Tommy Williams

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

As part of my on-going effort to confront the prescription drug abuse epidemic, I filed Senate Bills 1641, 1643, 1644, 1645 and 1646 last Friday to further strengthen current law within the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program and the regulation of …
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Obamacare Medical Device Tax Faces Likely Symbolic Repeal In Senate

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

Hospitals and drug companies agreed to these cuts based on the calculation that more people with insurance meant more people consuming what they sell and, more importantly for the hospitals, fewer people getting treated and simply not paying for it …
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Law enforcement agencies see increase in Midland meth trafficking

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

Most methamphetamine moved into the area is produced in Mexico and transported in large quantities across the border into Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, Sorianello said. But he said many distributors prefer saturating the market by splitting those …
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Indians, police clash in Rio over World Cup preps

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

Investigators from three Colorado police agencies rushed to Texas to determine if a man identified as a parolee, who was critically wounded by Texas police after a harrowing 100-mph car chase, is linked to the… Attorney Jack Ebel testified before the …
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