Texas House Approves Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase, Senate to Consider Amendments
The Tobacco 21 movement could soon have a seemingly unlikely state on board: Texas. On Tuesday, the Texas House of Representatives approved the second reading…
Texas Senate Passes Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase to 21
Texas is one step closer to raising its minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. Earlier today, the Texas Senate approved a bill…
Corpus Christi, Texas Bans Cigar Lounges From Operating Between 2-7 A.M.
If you want to smoke a cigar at 3 a.m. in Corpus Christi, you will have to do it somewhere other than a smoking lounge….
Frisco, Texas Approves Restaurant Smoking Rooms
You soon might be able to smoke at a restaurant in the Dallas suburb of Frisco. The North Texas city approved a change to its…
Kirby, Texas Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
In October 2018, San Antonio became the first city in Texas to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old. On Thursday, one…
Texas Joins States Considering Tobacco 21 Bills
Legislators in Texas will once again debate the idea of raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old following the introduction of H.B….
Trade Groups Challenge San Antonio’s Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
A trio of retail trade groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the recent increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in San Antonio,…
Weekly News (Dec. 17, 2018)
News A.J. Fernández Teases La Rosa de Guadalupe Blanco Cigar Co. Adds Asian Distribution Christine Hewitt Lanza Leaves CAA, Joins Swisher CLE Ships Wynwood Hills…
Decatur, Texas Bans Smoking in Parks
A proposal to ban smoking and the use of tobacco and tobacco alternatives in the parks of Decatur, Texas got the unanimous approval of the…
San Antonio, Texas Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21 Today
In mid-January, the San Antonio City Council approved an ordinance raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18- to 21-years-old, making it the…
Fort Worth Bans Smoking at Parks
Earlier this year, Fort Worth banned smoking at bars and restaurants, now the city has banned smoking at parks. On Tuesday, the Fort Worth City…
