By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefThe Texas Medical Board has asked the state’s attorney general to rule on whether the board may authorize its investigators to carry concealed handguns as private citizens when investigating pill mills.Board Executive Director Mari Robinson said in her request to Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) that “because of the surge in pill mill activity, (board) investigators are sent into areas where guns are kept.” That creates potential danger for the investigators, she said.Under current law, the investigators can be licensed as peace officers, but...
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