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Abbott Signs Bill Enhancing Criminal Penalties for Fentanyl-Related Crimes

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Abbott Signs Bill Enhancing Criminal Penalties for Fentanyl-Related Crimes
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a border security summit in Del Rio, Texas, on June 10, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
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Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will enhance criminal penalties for fentanyl-related crimes.

Abbott signed SB 768 into law, filed by state Sen. Joan Huffman and Rep. Ann Johnson, which goes into effect Sept. 1.

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