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The Texas Senate passed a “Combating Fentanyl” bill Wednesday that would open the door for state prosecutors to charge fentanyl distributors<\/a> with murder.<\/p>\n

Senate Bill 645, introduced by Sen. Joan Huffman, a Republican representing the Houston area, would change the classification of drug overdoses<\/a> to “poisonings,” according to the Texas Tribune.<\/p>\n

“We have tragically learned the extent of how dangerous fentanyl is and how even under 1 gram is so dangerous,” Huffman said Wednesday, introducing the bill. “It\u2019s a fact that fentanyl is flooding our borders. It is absolutely, without a doubt killing our citizens on a daily basis. And it\u2019s time that we take a comprehensive approach to combat this.”<\/p>\n

The bill unanimously cleared the Senate and will head to the state legislature.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TEXAS GOV. ABBOTT WARNS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, ‘YOU’RE PICKING THE WRONG STATE<\/strong><\/a>‘<\/p>\n

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott<\/a> celebrated the bill\u2019s passage in a tweet late Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

“Here we go!” Abbott tweeted. “You kill Texans with fentanyl. You get charged with murder.”<\/p>\n

The bill achieves one of Abbott\u2019s legislative priorities by cracking down on the illegal passage of lethal drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. Abbott has sought to bolster border security and increase penalties for drug violations.<\/a><\/p>\n

The bill will increase the penalty for making or delivering fentanyl, including amounts less than 1 gram, to a third-degree felony.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MEXICO\u2019S DEFENSE DEPARTMENT FINDS 1.8 MILLION FENTANYL PILLS IN BORDER CITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It will also increase the penalty for a lethal overdose as a result of the manufacturing or delivery of fentanyl to a second-degree felony.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A previous law Huffman authored increased penalties for manufacturing or delivering fentanyl.<\/p>\n

The Drug Enforcement Administration warns just 2 mg of fentanyl, an incredibly small amount that could fit on the tip of a pencil, is considered a potentially deadly dose.<\/p>\n

A pill can carry between .02 and 5.1 mg of fentanyl.<\/p>\n

“One pill can kill,” the administration cautions. The DEA seized over 8.1 million fentanyl pills in 2023.<\/p>\n

On average, nearly 300 people in the U.S. die every day to fentanyl poisonings, according to the DEA.<\/p>\n

Gov. Abbott has also called for increasing penalties for smuggling illegal immigrants across the southern border.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Last week, [the Texas Department of Public Safety] arrested a Houston resident in Kinney County for smuggling 12 illegal immigrants,” the governor wrote. “This is unacceptable.”<\/p>\n

He added: “I\u2019m calling for at least a 10-year mandatory minimum for ANY U.S. resident caught smuggling illegal immigrants in Texas.”<\/p>\n

The Republican governor<\/a> has repeatedly criticized President Biden\u2019s handling of the border crisis, both in terms of number of migrants and the surge of drugs being transported into the U.S.<\/p>\n

“Biden’s open border policies have created a record-breaking crisis of illegal immigration. Texas is protecting our state\u2014and America\u2014in his absence,” Abbott said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/texas-senate-unanimously-passes-bill-allowing-fentanyl-distributors-charged-murder <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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