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JARRELL, Texas — After a notification that their water contained higher than safe levels of fluoride last week, residents in the Sonterra community in Jarrell finally got their chance to talk to officials about it. The community was sent a state-mandated letter after their water sources measured higher than 4.0 milligrams per liter of fluoride, […]

Some Jarrell residents living in the Sonterra community are worried about what’s in their water. They say they’ve received a notification that the water has high levels of naturally-occurring fluoride. “Bits of particles floating around inside there,” Mauricio Fernandez pointed out. Since the start of the year, he’s wondered what’s in his water. “We’ve been […]

The Texas Oral Health Coalition unequivocally supports community water fluoridation in the fight against dental decay for adults and children living in the state of Texas. Community water fluoridation is the adjustment of the existing fluoride levels in the public drinking water systems to a level that reduces tooth decay. Scientific evidence compiled over more […]

Buda residents will have a chance to vote on whether the city should fluoridate its water supply in November, the City Council decided Tuesday prior to a public hearing on the issue. The City Council’s decision to resume fluoridation elicited a roaring outcry from many residents, which led the city to postpone the measure until […]

FERRIS — Ferris Independent School District [ISD] has stopped providing City of Ferris water to students following the city’s announcement of high fluoride levels. “We were notified at 3:00 yesterday afternoon (Thursday) about a water quality issue with the City of Ferris related to fluoride levels. We immediately implemented contingency plans which include disconnecting drinking […]

FERRIS — The City of Ferris, Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have determined that the fluoride levels in the public water supply exceed the maximum allowed amount of 4 ml/L. Based on the average results of routine tests conducted on water samples collected by City contractors from the Ferris Public Water […]

Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams announced in a press release Thursday night that the city will place on hold the scheduled fluoridation of its water supply. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, several members of the public spoke about the issue, including some from newly formed group Buda Citizens for Safe Water, prompting Mayor Todd Ruge […]

The fluoride debate in Buda raged on as members of an anti-fluoride group flocked to the Jan. 3 city council meeting to demonstrate in a silent protest on the issue. Protesters with the Flouride Free movement demonstrated by holding up orange signs with the words “Hear Us!” printed on them, which were shown when those […]

After San Marcos residents in November 2015 voted to stop putting fluoride in their water, Buda and other cities that drew from the same water source were also cut off, whether they liked it or not. If they wanted to keep the fluoride, they were on their own. Buda officials say they are now just […]