By Brittany Anderson

Kyle will soon join other cities across Texas that are receiving money from a $26 billion U.S. opioid settlement.

During the city council meeting on Sept. 21, Kyle City Council unanimously approved to settle for the city’s allocated $51,835. 

Opioid manufacturer Johnson and Johnson, along with opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson, have been accused of fostering drug addiction through marketing opioids with relaxed measures.

Kyle’s opio...