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AG Paxton secures $1.167 billion for Texas in global opioid agreement 

By Staff reports | Wednesday, Feb 16, 2022 @ 11:14am

MCKINNEY – Attorney General Paxton successfully secured $1.167 billion for Texas out of the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen, a press release states.
Texas AG Paxton announces global opioid settlement

By David Yates | Friday, Jul 23, 2021 @ 1:51pm

AUSTIN - Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a historic $26 billion agreement that will bring desperately needed relief to Texans who are struggling with opioid addiction. The agreement includes Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed opioids. The agreement also requires significant industry changes that will help prevent this type of crisis from ever happening again.