The Lead: CPRIT-Funded Group Closes, County OKs Smoking Ban
Good morning. The National Weather Service still has Central Texas under a Red Flag Warning until 6 p.m. tonight. The humidity will be low and the winds are high, meaning higher wildfire...
View ArticleUT is Now Smoke-Free - But How Will the Policy be Enforced?
The University of Texas at Austin is now officially, 100 percent smoke free. The policy takes full-effect today. But it started last year when the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas...
View ArticleNo Smoking Outside Starbucks Shops Starting Saturday
Starbucks is moving its smoking ban outdoors.Starting Saturday, according to signs posted in its more than 7,000 shops across the U.S. and Canada, "the no-smoking policy ...
View ArticleThat Employee Who Smokes Costs The Boss $5,800 A Year
Smoking is expensive, and not just for the person buying the cigs.
View ArticleFDA Moves To Regulate Increasingly Popular E-Cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration Thursday proposed regulating e-cigarettes for the first time.The agency unveiled a long-awaited rule that would give it power to oversee the increasingly popular...
View ArticleHow Central Texas Cities Regulate (or Don't Regulate) E-Cigarettes
Update: The City of Kyle has banned the possession of e-cigarettes by minors.The Kyle City Council voted unanimously to pass the ordinance – making it illegal for minors to use e-cigarettes and for...
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