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Austin City Leaders Consider Tobacco Sales Restrictions Near Schools, Daycares

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 19, 4:21 PM CDT

updated Oct 19, 5:18 PM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KVUE, KXAN (NBC) and KTBC (FOX 7 Austin), not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Austin city leaders are considering zoning laws and restrictions on tobacco sales near schools and daycares, KTBC (FOX 7 Austin) and KVUE reported. Additionally, the city has proposed banning new vape shops within 1,000 feet of schools, KXAN (NBC) reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 1, Oct 19, 7:33 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 19, 4:47 PM CDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 19, 4:55 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 19, 5:12 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.