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[Texas] The battle is on again over a statewide smoking ban
Undaunted by defeats in three previous legislative sessions, a broad-based coalition of health advocates is re-launching a push for a statewide smoking ban in most public places and indoor worksites. Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Denton, introduced smoking ban
Mar 9, 2013
Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram
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Mar 9, 2013 19:01
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[Texas] Finck’s Cigar Factory Outlet Announces its Biggest Charity Event of the Year
Finck’s donates 100 percent of the proceeds from ticket sales to Fisher House at Lackland AFB. Fisher House provides a "home-away-from-home" for the families of seriously ill or injured servicemen being treated in San Antonio. Families come to stay close
Mar 7, 2013
PR Web
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Mar 7, 2013 15:25
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[Texas] Lufkin City Council to discuss proposed smoking ordinance today
The Lufkin City Council is expected to discuss options for proposed smoking ordinances when it meets at 5 p.m. today at Lufkin City Hall.
Mar 5, 2013
Lufkin (TX) Daily News
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Mar 6, 2013 12:51
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Central Texas Housing Consortium: Smoke-free housing under consideration ($$)
Residents will be asked to give their input regarding a no smoking policy proposal in Central Texas Housing Consortium buildings.
Mar 3, 2013
Temple (TX) Daily Telegram
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Mar 5, 2013 18:17
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Texas Senate Bill would raise smoking age to 21
Democratic State Senator Carlos Uresti is sponsoring a bill that would raise the legal smoking age, from 18 to 21. Senate Bill 313 would prohibit anyone under the age of 21 who is caught purchasing or possessing tobacco, with a Class C misdemeanor, punis
Mar 1, 2013
KSAT-12 (San Antonio, TX)
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Mar 5, 2013 17:20
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[Texas] Senator proposes bill to raise legal smoking age
State Sen. Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) says more than 503,000 kids under the age of 18 will die prematurely from tobacco. That's why Uresti has authored a bill aimed at changing the legal smoking age to 21.
Mar 4, 2013
KVUE (Austin, TX)
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Mar 5, 2013 15:22
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[Texas] Sales are up in Lewisville, despite new smoking bans
According to the first quarter report of restaurant revenue, sales were not negatively affected by the no-smoking ordinance in Lewisville. "The new ordinance has been in place for nearly five months and has not slowed down our restaurant traffic in the s
Mar 4, 2013
Pegasus News (Dallas, TX)
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Mar 5, 2013 15:19
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Texas Cigarette Buying Age Would Be Highest in U.S. Under Bill
Texas would become the first state to raise the age to buy cigarettes to 21 from 18 as a way to curtail teenage smoking in a legislative proposal that may reduce tax collections. The measure introduced last month covers all tobacco products and is desig
Mar 1, 2013
Bloomberg News
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Mar 4, 2013 06:53
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Texas Talks Tobacco Buying Age
An attempt to increase the tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21 is floating around the Texas legislature in an effort to curtail teen smoking rates.
Mar 4, 2013
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
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Mar 4, 2013 06:52
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[Texas] Juniors ignite million-dollar e-hookah, cigarette site
Waco junior Yaseen Waqar and Plano junior Rayyan Islam are the co-founders of www.LuxuryLites.com, an electronic cigarette and hookah site. In the last seven months, their company has made $1.7 million in sales with a profit of more than $320,000.
Feb 28, 2013
The Baylor Lariat (Waco, TX)
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Feb 28, 2013 04:53