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KHOU 11 Houston Article Rating

Smoke shop near Montrose school sparks Texas legislation on e-cig marketing

Mar 04, 2025 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    4% Center

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    4% Center

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Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : No E-Cig Ads Near Churches or Schools: Prohibits e-cigarette advertisements within 1,000 feet of a church or school, aligning regulations with those already in place for cigarettes and other tobacco products.
46% : * SB 1314 - Definition of E-Cigarette Products: Expands the legal definition of e-cigarette products to include nicotine-free vaping substances, ensuring all harmful vaping products are covered under state regulations.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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