October 17th, 2006
Texas, 10/17/06-- On Tuesday, the Arlington (TX) City Council voted 8-1 to become the sixteenth city in Texas to enact smokefree restaurant legislation, joining Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Corpus Christie, Round Rock, Laredo, Beaumont, and others.
Ten Texas cities, including Austin and El Paso, also require bars to be smokefree. Houston and Fort Worth are considering similar legislation and are expected to vote shortly.
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