Texas is expecting to receive funds over the next 18 years from settlement agreements with, and court judgements against, companies related to their role in the opioid crisis.
Below is the current summary of reciept and distribution of settlement funds to date.
Download Distribution of Opioid Settlement Proceeds (PDF)
Download Statewide Opioid Settlement Initiative (PDF)
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) has been working alongside the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company to ensure timely and efficient transfer of funds from the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund to political subdivisions in accordance with state law.
CPA plans to begin distributions within the first half of 2023.
For further questions regarding the distribution of funds to political subdivisions, please contact the Trust Company.
For questions or information related to ongoing opioid litigation, please contact The Office of the Attorney General.
Exhibit E - List of Opioid Remediation Uses (PDF) is a settlement document that contains a non-exhaustive list of Opioid Remediation Strategies that can guide states and political subdivisions in the spending of settlement funds.
Other than statute requiring spending the funds to address opioid-related harms in the community, political subdivisions may use their discretion to spend their allocated share of the funds.
Each county and city named in the relevant state appropriations document (General Appropriations Act for the 87th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Informational Rider 17.18 (PDF)) will receive the portion described in the state appropriations document. Based on how much funding is available for distribution, each county and city will receive their share of the amount available. Funds are available for distribution based on the various payment schedules in the settlement agreements and court orders. As new settlement agreements continue to increase the funds expected to come to Texas, the amount going to cities and counties will grow over time as well.
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