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Texas Against Fentanyl and many, many friends, allies and advocates gathered Wednesday, June 14, for a historic bill signing event with Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
From the Office of the Texas Governor
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (via Twitter): “Today, I signed new laws to help Texas combat the growing national fentanyl crisis. These pivotal measures will help save lives, prosecute fentanyl deaths as murder, distribute NARCAN on college campuses, & continue efforts to educate young Texans about the dangers of fentanyl.”
As seen by the Statesman
The following photographs are a handful of the 15 images of the bill signing, as taken and published by Austin American-Statesman.
The images are via and property of Austin American-Statesman.
Statesman: “Governor Abbott signs one of four bills aimed at curbing the growing fentanyl crisis during the Fighting the Fentanyl Crisis Bill Signing at the Texas Capitol, June 14, 2023. The laws designate October as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month, require schools to provide education on fentanyl abuse prevention, allow HHSC to partner with Texas college campuses to distribute Narcan and make it clear that people who cause death by distributing fentanyl can be prosecuted for murder.” SARA DIGGINS/AMERICAN-STATESMANStatesman: “Stefanie Turner, right, founder of Texas Against Fentanyl, speaks at the Fighting the Fentanyl Crisis Bill Signing as a bill named for her son, Tucker Roe, is signed into law, June 14, 2023. Tucker’s Law requires schools to provide education on fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning.” SARA DIGGINS/AMERICAN-STATESMANStatesman: Members of Texas Against Fentanyl, including founder Stefanie Turner, hold up signs with the photos of the family members they lost to the drug while posing for a photo on the Texas Capitol Rotunda ahead of the Fighting the Fentanyl Drug Crisis bill signing, where Governor Abbott signed four fentanyl-related bills into law.” SARA DIGGINS/AMERICAN-STATESMANStatesman: Members of Texas Against Fentanyl gather on the Texas Capitol Rotunda ahead of the Fighting the Fentanyl Drug Crisis bill signing, where Governor Abbott signed four fentanyl-related bills into law.” SARA DIGGINS/AMERICAN-STATESMAN
San Antonio Express: Joann Ramirez Lopez talks with Gov. Greg Abbott as he signs a poster commemorating the life of her 26-year-old granddaughter Victoria Joann Trevino during the “Fighting the Fentanyl Crisis” bill signing event at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Trevino died from fentanyl poisoning in Aug. 2021. Sam Owens/Staff photographer, San Antonio Express-NewsSan Antonio Express-News: Stefanie Turner shares a diary entry her son Tucker Charles Roe wrote while he was in a drug rehabilitation facility during the “Fighting the Fentanyl Crisis” bill signing event at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Turner’s 19-year-old son Tucker Charles Roe died of fentanyl poisoning in Sept. 2021.Sam Owens/Staff photographer, San Antonio Express-News
TXAF.ORG (Texas Against Fentanyl) was formed after Stefanie Turner lost her 19 year-old son, Tucker Roe, to an illicit Percocet pill purchased from a peer on social media. In May 2022, TXAF became a registered nonprofit charity.
