opioid epidemic

The county will receive about $12 million from the deal — $4 million directly and an estimated $8 million more out of the region.

Martin Phipps, 51, whose firm is co-leading Bexar County’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors went before a judge today over allegedly using a phone to harass his ex-wife while “under the influence” of narcotics.

One of the law firms handling Bexar County’s billion dollar lawsuit against opioid manufacturers is in uproar after several employees resigned, citing a hostile work environment and abuses from director Martin Phipps.

The Bexar County jail will be among Texas' first to administer a federally approved drug to treat inmates with opioid dependence -- the most recent of…