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Conroe residents attempt to snuff out smoking ban 

A petition that could bring a recent smoking ban ordinance back to the Conroe City Council has about half the 461 signatures needed for action, a local restaurant owner said.

Organized by several restaurant owners after the City Council passed an ordinance Sept. 10 to prohibit smoking in all public and private workplaces – with the exception of patios at bars – the petition had gathered about 240 signatures at 30 businesses as of Friday afternoon, said Jim Hallers, owner of Tailgators Pub and Grille at Texas 242 and Interstate 45.

“We’re halfway there, but we need more,” Hallers said.

The group, Be Fair Conroe, seeks to overturn the ordinance by getting the signatures equal to 20 percent of voters

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