Our top story, by Jason Buch: A small, inexpensive item might have averted some of these deaths. Fentanyl testing strips can be used to check for the presence of the synthetic opioid. But such testing strips are illegal in Texas. They’re considered paraphernalia, and possessing one is a Class C misdemeanor. 
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The Texas Observer
How Texas’ War on Drug Users Fueled an Austin Overdose Disaster
A mass casualty event last spring lays bare the state’s backward approach to the ongoing crisis spurred by fentanyl and other super-potent substa...