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Texas legislator wants to raise legal smoking age

POSTED: Monday, December 20, 2010 - 8:26am

UPDATED: Monday, December 20, 2010 - 5:41pm

San Antonio senator says it will help curb deadly numbers of teens addicted to cigarettes.

Tyler---State Senator Carlos Uresti beleives raising the legal age of buying cigarettes would reduce the number of teenagers getting hooked.

East Texans offer their two cents on the senator's idea with our news partner: KTBB and host Garth Maier.