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Comal County to apply for funds from ‘remnant defendant’ opioid settlement
Summary
The commissioners voted to approve participation in a remnant defendant settlement offering an allocation from roughly $98 million pooled among six corporate defendants, authorizing the county to apply for its share of the funds.
County staff asked the court to authorize participation in the Remnant Defendant Settlement Agreement (RDSA), which bundles outcomes from several national opioid settlements. Staff said the six corporate entities in the remnant settlement have collectively contributed roughly $98,000,000 to the national allocation and that Comal County has been invited to apply for a share.
The court approved acceptance of the remnant defendant settlement participation authorization and directed staff to proceed with the application process. The matter was presented as an administrative approval to allow the county to seek funds; staff did not specify the county's expected allocation at the meeting.
The transcript records staff describing the settlements as national in scope and available for states and local entities to apply. Commissioners approved the item by motion and second; no vote tallies beyond the court's announcement were recorded in the public transcript.
If the county later receives funds, standard reporting and allocation decisions would follow county procedures and any applicable settlement terms.
