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Texas officials today are poised to announce a record-breaking $15-billion out-of-court settlement with cigarette makers that would mean a huge windfall for the state and allow the companies to avoid a potentially disastrous trial while Congress debates the proposed nationwide tobacco truce.

Texas officials today are poised to announce a record-breaking $15-billion out-of-court settlement with cigarette makers that would mean a huge windfall for the state and allow the companies to avoid a potentially disastrous trial while Congress debates the proposed nationwide tobacco truce.