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Fort Worth officials propose using opioid settlement funds to expand overdose response, housing supports
Summary
City staff proposed allocating remaining Texas opioid settlement funds — including a $631,000 payment and $75,000 interest — to expand the fire department’s overdose response and to bolster homeless strategies, with program requests to go to City Council on Feb. 24.
City staff told the Fort Worth Public Safety Committee on Feb. 3 that the city has received multiple payments from opioid settlements and is proposing allocations to expand overdose response services and homeless interventions.
Keisha Light, Assistant Neighborhood Services Director, said the city expects to receive roughly $2.6 million from the initial settlement over 18 years and additional monies from subsequent settlements. “In March 2023, we received our first payment of around $665,000,” she said, and later added that an April 2025 payment of about $631,000 is the amount currently slated for allocation.
Staff proposed directing the available funds to two main…
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