Texas lawmakers failed to legalize fentanyl testing strips last year, but there's still a push for access

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — During the 2021 legislative session, a Dallas Democrat managed to gain bipartisan support in her committee for a bill that would remove criminal penalties for possessing drug paraphernalia, but it never made it to the House floor for a vote.Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Houston, said she believes moving toward harm reduction practices will help reduce the number of overdose deaths in Texas."Our code is not keeping up with the times in general, as we are developing new medical