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Athens, Texas: Mayor asks for discussion on adding fluoride to drinking water
Athens Mayor Monte Montgomery has requested city council members to schedule a discussion on whether to add fluoride to the water system. “It’s been so long since the council discussed fluoride, I’d like to re-educate myself,” he said. Some cities have used fluoride in their water systems for decades. In recent years, the effectiveness of […]
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Buda voters reject fluoride, select two new City Council members
Buda residents ushered in big changes Tuesday night, voting against fluoridated water, filling a couple of City Council seats and adopting a switch to geographic-based council districts. Two-thirds of the voters in Tuesday’s election said Buda should not add fluoride to its water, rejecting a practice that the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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Buda votes down fluoridation
A proposition calling for reintroduction of fluoride back into Buda’s city water supply failed by a wide margin, according to unofficial, final election results. Proposition A, which dealt with adding fluoride to Buda’s water, was voted down with roughly 64 percent of the vote. Over 600 total Buda voters were against the measure, which has […]
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Buda voters to decide whether to reintroduce fluoride to tap water
As the Central Texas city moved to reintroduce fluoride to its water supply, it encountered opposition from residents who say the practice is unnecessary and potentially risky. Buda voters on Tuesday will decide whether the Central Texas city should again add fluoride to its water supply. The widespread and decades-old practice of fluoridation — roughly two-thirds of Americans live […]
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Buda voters ax plans to reintroduce fluoride to city water
BUDA, Texas (KXAN) – Some Buda voters spent election night in a tavern across the street from City Hall, where a large group waited to see if the city rejected a proposition to put fluoride back into the city’s water supply. About 67 percent of voters chose to vote against Proposition A — with 100 […]
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Letter: Do Buda residents need water fluoridation?
Yes, and here’s why. Oral health and general health are not separate. Dental care is the most prevalent unmet health need of children in the United States and dental caries (the #1 childhood chronic disease causing tooth decay) is five times more common than asthma. Untreated dental decay can lead to malnourishment, bacterial infections, pain […]
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Fate of fluoride in Buda’s water to be decided in Nov. 7 election
Highlights • Town had fluoridated water until San Marcos residents voted in November 2015 to stop fluoridating their water. • Most of the costs of fluoridation in Buda would be covered by the Texas Fluoridation Program. The debate over whether to add fluoride to the water in Buda, reignited early this year by community activists, […]
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Buda: Is there support for fluoride?
Buda voters have a fairly simple choice on one issue. The wording on the ballot: FOR/AGAINST Shall the Code of Ordinances of the City of Buda, Texas be amended to adopt an ordinance resuming the use of fluoride additives within the allowable level as recommended and regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in… […]
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Buda voters to decide if fluoride should be added back to water
BUDA, Texas (KXAN) – People living in Buda have the chance to decide whether or not they want the city to put fluoride back into the city’s water supply. The city of Buda receives its water from the San Marcos treatment plant. In 2015 residents in San Marcos voted to remove fluoride from their water, […]
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Fluoride, voter districts top Buda forum
Single member districts, fluoridation and management of growth were a handful of topics candidates vying for a pair of Buda city council seats took on in Monday’s forum held at City Hall. The event, held by the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce, featured candidates Jose Montoya and Paul Dagereau, who are vying for the unexpired […]
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