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City of Lufkin Bans Smoking

Rick St. Nick — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:31:26 +0000

This is a follow-up to a story I wrote on April 2. Hang on a sec - let me put out my cigarette.

Lufkin May Go Smoke Free

Jen Austin — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:12:28 +0000

Lufkin already has an ordinance that bans smoking at city parks, and limits smoking to restaurants with designated public areas. Under a new proposed ban that the city council looked at this week, the ban would stretch wider and there would be no smoking at city or county facilities, hospitals, stores, or restaurants.

Texas Legislature Close to Passing Statewide Ban on Public Smoking

Jim Bell — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:07:23 +0000

Another effort to ban smoking in all public places in Texas is making its way through the legislature, but it could actually become law this time. It's been tacked into an amendment in the House version of the state budget bill, which the legislature must pass.