The committee accused Attorney General Ken Paxton of abusing his office to benefit his friend, real estate developer Nate Paul.
Two of the protesters who disrupted the House vote this week have been released from custody after being arrested for their parts in the protests.
The Department of Justice said each defendant faces between five and 40 years in prison on drug trafficking charges.
The governor’s office pointed out the 14 pounds of fentanyl are enough to kill the combined populations of Austin, Dallas, and El Paso.
The actions come on only the first day of the joint-operation between state law enforcement and the capital city's police force.
The agreement comes as the number of officers departing the police department approaches 100 since the beginning of the year.
Director Steven McCraw ascribed the warnings to “drug cartel violence and other criminal activity” occurring in Mexico.
Speaker Dade Phelan previously promised a border security plan that would challenge federal laws concerning enforcement.
Sen. Roland Gutierrez also proposed moving the Confederate Soldiers Monument at the Capitol to the Austin State Cemetery.
Gutierrez has called for a law banning “mass assault weapons” and filed a bill to compensate victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting.
Gutierrez condemned the response by law enforcement during the shooting, which has also been criticized by the director of the state police.
The fabled organization of lawmen was officially sanctioned by the provisional Texas government on this day 187 years ago.
