The governor signed a law this year making October Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness month in Texas.
SAN ANTONIO — Texas families gathered at the Greenline Park Pavilion in San Antonio to talk about fentanyl on Saturday, discussing its dangers and how it took away their loved ones.
Gov. Greg Abbott, who spoke at the Soles Walking 4 Souls Fentanyl Awareness Walk, signed a law earlier this year which dedicated October as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness month in the state. "I signed new laws to educate young Texans about the dangers of fentanyl," Gov. Abbott said."I signed laws to provide life saving Narcan to colleges, law enforcement in schools across the state... I signed laws to classify fentanyl deaths as poisonings.
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