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Consultant urges Walker County to form committee and apply for opioid‑abatement grants

Walker County Commissioners Court · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Veriquest Recovery Consultants recommended Walker County assemble a planning committee and apply for opioid planning and competitive regional/state grants to supplement local services; commissioners directed staff to issue an RFQI and form a committee to draft a plan.

Chris Wood of Veriquest Recovery Consultants told the Walker County Commissioners Court on Jan. 26 that counties must prepare opioid‑abatement plans to access larger state and regional opioid grants and recommended the county pursue planning and competitive funding.

Wood said counties receive a small annual allotment from Texas opioid funds (he estimated about $50,000 a year) and that larger sums are available through competitive…

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