$15.8B tobacco win: Billions for Texas, pennies for prevention
- Posted on August 27, 2026
- By The Dallas Morning News
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$15.8B tobacco win: Billions for Texas, pennies for prevention
When Texas Attorney General Dan Morales filed a federal lawsuit in 1996 accusing the tobacco industry of racketeering and fraud, he said the litigation would bring billions of dollars to the state.