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Vaping

School employee set off fire alarm while vaping, Magnolia ISD says

  • May 15

FDA authorizes fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift

  • May 6

Teen arrested following series of vape store robberies, HCSO says

  • Jan 21

Juul can continue selling tobacco, menthol e-cigarettes: FDA

  • Jul 18, 2025

Mom warning others after son's death linked to vaping | Investigation

  • Apr 18, 2025

Supreme Court divided over FDA block on kid-friendly flavored vapes

  • Dec 2, 2024

FDA reverses ban on Juul e-cigarettes

  • Jun 7, 2024

13 Investigates controversial crackdown on e-cig use in schools

  • May 16, 2024

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HISD looks to get around new state vaping law under its new designation as 'District of Innovation'

  • Jan 17, 2024
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Law draws criticism after students removed from school for vaping

  • Jan 10, 2024
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Montgomery ISD combats student vaping with new bathroom sensors

  • Aug 11, 2022
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Video shows 2 suspects rob NW Houston vape shop at gunpoint

  • Jul 21, 2021
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Senator urges HISD to track vaping incidents

  • Mar 20, 2020
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Lamar HS student treated for suspected 'vaping overdose'

  • Nov 21, 2019
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Elementary kids among 1000s caught vaping at schools

  • Nov 5, 2019
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Elementary students among 1000s caught vaping at schools

  • Nov 5, 2019

Latest Stories

Sugar Land could prohibit new tobacco-related stores in city limits

"We don't want vape stores in our city. We don't want hookah in our city," one city council member said. If the ban is approved, existing smoke shops will still be allowed to operate but will no longer be allowed to apply for facility expansions.

  • Mar 29, 2024

HISD looks to get around new state vaping law under its new designation as 'District of Innovation'

The State of Texas has a new law regarding students and vaping, but HISD is trying to get around it. ABC13 found out why.

  • Jan 17, 2024

Texas law draws criticism after hundreds of Houston-area students removed from school for vaping

The CDC says more than 2 million students use e-cigarettes, prompting a new Texas law that was meant to fight the problem. But now, there are concerns about the punishments being handed out.

  • Jan 10, 2024
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Juul to pay $462 million to six states in e-cigarette maker's largest settlement ever

The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Mexico is the latest in a string of settlements Juul has reached across the U.S.

  • Apr 12, 2023

Flavored e-cigs still used by young Americans at 'concerning' rate, FDA and CDC study shows

The study surveyed millions of middle and high school students in the U.S. about use of flavored e-cigarettes. The agencies say the responses show a cause for concern.

  • Oct 7, 2022