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Nearly two thirds of voters in the Texas County town of Houston decided to stop adding fluoride to the city’s water, but dentists serving the area are saying the change will lead to an increase in tooth decay. Opponents of water fluoridation call it government overreach, and cited studies that question the long-term health effects […]

VOTERS SAY NO TO FLUORIDE Houston voters took action to end the 16-year practice of fluoridation of the city’s water supply. With a 482-292 vote, the public ended a long – and often times heated – debate in city government. The Houston City Council in May unanimously voted to place the issue on the ballot […]

HOUSTON, Mo. — One Ozarks city has a question on their ballot that no other city in the Ozarks has. The City of Houston is asking voters if it should continue to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Michael Deere has reaction from both sides of the issue. Counties all across the Ozarks are […]

Excerpts: SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Hydrofluorosilicic acid. It’s a really big word at the center of an even bigger debate in Houston Missouri. … The decision on whether to keep the chemical in the town water supply will be left up to voters in November. We asked each side how it would cope with a loss. “If […]

The Houston City Council decided Monday the ballot language for a Nov. 6 issue that will determine whether fluoride remains in the water supply. The council — after public input, discussion and research — opted earlier to place the measure before city residents. The city says it is believed to be the first time such an […]

The Houston City Council tabled a decision Monday on what language will be used on the November election ballot to decide whether fluoride will remain in the water supply. With one-third of the council absent and no guidance from the past actions of municipalities in the state — it apparently has never been put to a […]

City voters in November will decide whether to continue the fluoridation of water — a move derided by it supporters and praised by those who want to end the practice started 17 years ago. The Houston City Council unanimously voted Monday night to place the issue on the Nov. 7 ballot. The six members could […]

Members of the Houston City Council heard input Monday during a hearing and later at their regular meeting on fluoridation. The six-member council could decide to continue the 16-year-old practice, opt to end it or place the issue on a ballot. Two years ago, the council decided not to end it. The most recent debate […]