Bar Smoking Ban Hits Another Texas City
By: Amy Montalvo
Updated: April 10, 2009
With a smoking ban in Dallas bars taking effect today, and a ban already in place in several other Texas cities, could Lubbock be next on the list? As far as Lubbock bars go, only a few are smoke-free right now.
Murphy's Pub patrons enjoy a smoke-free atmosphere. Murphy's Pub manager Jill Camp says people tell her all the time they're happy not to avoid the smoke. But Bash Riprock's Sports Bar owner says even though he's a non-smoker, the right to smoke should stay. He thinks bar owners should decide what their rules will be.
Murphy's Pub patrons enjoy a smoke-free atmosphere. Murphy's Pub manager Jill Camp says people tell her all the time they're happy not to avoid the smoke. But Bash Riprock's Sports Bar owner says even though he's a non-smoker, the right to smoke should stay. He thinks bar owners should decide what their rules will be.
