Harrison County approves participation in Texas opioid MDL settlement

Harrison County Commissioners Court voted May 23 to authorize the County Judge to execute settlement participation and release forms in the Texas opioid multidistrict litigation, listed on the agenda as Harrison County v. Purdue Pharma Inc., MDL pre‑trial cause number recorded in meeting materials.

The County Judge explained the settlement is one of many related matters and that Harrison County expects to receive a relatively small distribution (the judge and staff recalled an amount in the vicinity of $22,000 as the county's share). Officials said funds will be restricted to drug‑abuse prevention programs consistent with settlement limitations and that legal counsel Kuck, Tilley & Love (referred to in the record) and a larger firm are overseeing settlements and recommending acceptance of the offer.

Commissioners approved participation unanimously and directed the County Judge to sign the paperwork. The motion passed 5–0.

Next steps: the County Judge will sign participation and release documents and the county will receive settlement funds per the MDL distribution schedule; expenditure of funds will be subject to the limits described in the settlement documents.