The Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Sid Miller, called on the Governor and the State Legislature to institute a statewide ban on fluoride and other non-water additives.

Longwood commissioners unanimously agreed Monday to end a decades-long practice of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply — becoming the latest in Central Florida to do so. Before the vote, Mayor Matthew McMillan said it comes down to a simple question: “What’s the role of our utility? It’s to supply water.”

With the backing of Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Senate Republican on Thursday filed a wide-ranging bill that would bar public water systems from adding fluoride to water supplies.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is calling on the state Legislature to change how fluoride in our water is regulated. He wants a statewide ban.

Local governments in Florida and across the country recently have debated — and, in some cases, stopped — the longstanding practice of adding fluoride to water supplies. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has urged more communities to take that step, appearing personally at a hearing in Tavares late last year as the city halted the practice.

The Longwood City Commission voted unanimously to remove fluoride from its water at its meeting Monday evening.

A brand-new article published by the American Medical Association is raising concerns over fluoride exposure.The study found that higher fluoride exposure was a