El Paso Standard

Abbott: 'We're fighting the fentanyl crisis by securing the border'

By David Hutton | Nov 3, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott took to Twitter Oct. 21 to announce that the Texas Department of Public Safety has seized more than 337 million lethal fentanyl doses since the creation of Operation Lone Star.

Texas state senator calls El Paso's Veterans Wellness Center 'pillar of support'

By David Hutton | Oct 31, 2022

State Sen. Cesar Blanco (D-El Paso) recently joined local community leaders in El Paso to break ground for a new Veterans’ Wellness Center.

Abbott kicks off 'One Pill Kills' campaign Amid El Paso's fentanyl crisis

By David Hutton | Oct 25, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has noted on social media that El Paso is in the crosshairs of the fentanyl crisis, with an 825% increase of seizures of the drug over the last fiscal year.