The Republican from Texas has combined attention to border issues with efforts to address deadly overdoses, including ideas that are opposed by some in his party, such as decriminalizing test strips.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, center, listens during a roundtable discussion with seven other senators, El Paso officials and others on Jan. 9, 2023, in El Paso., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Earlier this year, Cornyn joined a roundtable discussion at a Hays County high school where six students in the school district have died of fentanyl poisoning since last summer. Several of the student’s parents spoke as well. Speaking with Cornyn, Rodriguez said, let her raise specific concerns about the fentanyl crisis, such as barriers to treatment for youths, because under“I felt heard for the first time,” Rodriguez said in an interview.
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