On Jan. 1, smoking at El Paso’s parks, sports stadiums and bus stops will be no more.

It’s part of a three-part law known as the Clean Air Ordinance that was passed over the summer. The third part of the law will go into effect in July 2015, it will require tobacco stores—which are exempted from the Clean Air Ordinance—to have proper ventilation systems in order for smoking to continue.

El Paso is located in the western-most part of Texas. It has a metro area of over 800,000.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.