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Committee advances bill to let counties put water-fluoride opt-out to voters
Summary
A senator advanced a bill that would let county voters decide whether to remove added fluoride from a public water system, using either a quorum-court referral or a voter petition trigger; supporters framed the measure as giving constituents choice amid evolving federal review of fluoride health effects.
Senator Penzo introduced a bill (SB 282 as identified in committee remarks) to allow constituents to vote on whether to remove fluoridation from a public water supply in their county or water district.
Penzo said the measure would let a quorum court place the question on the ballot by majority vote, or allow a petition of at least 5% of total votes cast in the county to…
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