CHANGES IN TEXAS ORDINANCES IN 2018 AND COMPARISONS OF COVERAGE OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL POPULATION BY SMOKE-FREE ORDINANCES AS OF AUGUST 31, 2018

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1 CHANGES IN TEXAS ORDINANCES IN 2018 AND COMPARISONS OF COVERAGE OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL POPULATION BY SMOKE-FREE ORDINANCES AS OF AUGUST 31, 2018 Jessica Mantel, J.D. Leah Fowler, J.D. Phyllis Gingiss, Dr.P.H. Melynda Boerm, M.Ed. Submitted to Texas Department of State Health Services Texas Tobacco Prevention and Control Initiative September 2018 Prepared by the University of Houston Law Center as part of research sponsored by the Texas Department of State Health Services. For more information contact Leah Fowler or Dr. Phyllis Gingiss

2 2018 Summary Report of SHS Ordinance Activity in Texas Facts TX municipal population covered by smoke-free policies across all five focal settings TX municipal population covered by smoke-free policies across three or more focal settings % as of 8/31/ % 66% TX municipal population covered by smoke-free municipal worksites 74% TX population covered by smoke-free private worksites 65% TX population covered by smoke-free restaurants 68% TX population covered by smoke-free bars in restaurants 64% TX population covered by smoke-free bars not in restaurants 55% Facts # of TX municipalities that passed ordinances as of Aug. 31, /3 (66%) were SF in all 5 settings; 3/3 (100%) were SF in 3 or more settings # of ordinances 3 Protection level of all Texas municipalities with SHS ordinances in 2018 as of Aug. 31st (n=338) #/% cities with smoke-free municipal worksites 221/338: 65% #/% cities with smoke-free private worksites 113/338: 33% #/% cities with smoke-free restaurants 136/338: 40% #/% cities with smoke-free bars in restaurants 111/338: 33% #/% cities with smoke-free bars not in restaurants 88/338: 26% TX SHS Ordinance Status August 31,

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6 Municipalities that Passed a SHS Ordinance in FY 2018: 100% Smoke-Free status by Setting Municipality Municipal Worksites Private Restaurant Bars in Restaurants Bars not in Restaurants Beeville Manor Port Isabel = Ordinance is 100% Smoke Free in setting. Municipalities that Passed a SHS Ordinance in FY 2018: e-cigarette coverage Municipality Beeville Manor e-cigarettes Included in Smoking Definition Port Isabel = e-cigarettes Included in Smoking Definition TX SHS Ordinance Status August 31,

7 100% Smoke-Free Municipalities Municipality Population Passage Date Municipality Population Passage Date 1 Abilene 117,063 December 21, Laredo 236,091 April 3, Alamo 18,353 July 11, Lindale 4,818 May 3, Alton 12,341 December 18, Little Elm 25,898 September 17, Arlington 365,438 May 9, Lufkin 35,067 April 2, Austin 790,390 June 26, Lyford 2,611 April 10, Baytown 71,802 November 20, Marshall 23,523 June 28, Beaumont 118,296 April 25, Mercedes 15,570 February 21, Beeville 12,863 January 23, Mesquite 139,824 June 6, Benbrook 21,234 February 1, Mission 77,058 June 27, Bonham 10,127 August 10, Missouri City 67,358 July 18, Brookshire 4,702 March 2, Nacogdoches 32,996 April 15, Brownsville 175,023 December 5, New Braunfels 57,740 March 13, Burkburnett 10,811 May 15, Palmhurst 2,607 May 31, College Station 93,857 September 23, Palmview 5,460 April 4, Copperas Cove 32,032 November 2, Pearland 91,252 November 19, Corpus Christi 305,215 December 16, Penitas 4,403 March 1, Dallas 1,197,816 November 9, Pharr 70,400 May 16, Denison 22,682 April 3, Plano 259,841 April 9, DeSoto 49,047 September 1, Port Isabel 5,006 July 10, Duncanville 38,524 January 19, Port Lavaca 12,248 June 8, Eagle Pass 26,248 September 28, Prairie View 5,576 February 13, Edinburg 77,100 December 1, Red Oak 10,769 December 14, El Paso 649,121 June 1, Robinson 10,509 November 11, Elsa 5,660 September 1, San Angelo 93,200 November 15, Ennis 18,513 June 21, San Antonio 1,327,407 August 19, Flower Mound 64,669 November 3, San Juan 33,856 February 14, Frisco 116,989 February 18, San Marcos 44,894 October 2, Granbury 7,978 October 21, Seagoville 14,835 March 7, Harlingen 64,849 May 27, Socorro 32,013 December 7, Henderson 13,712 December 13, Southlake 26,575 April 17, Hidalgo 11,198 June 12, Spring Valley 3,715 November 14, Highland Village 15,056 April 12, Tyler 96,900 February 6, Horseshoe Bay 3,418 August 25, Universal City 18,530 April 19, Houston 2,099,451 October 18, University Park 23,068 February 16, Huntsville 38,548 May 2, Vernon 11,002 May 13, Jacinto City 10,553 December 27, Victoria 62,592 June 20, La Joya 3,985 June 13, Waco 124,805 July 21, La Vernia 1,034 October 25, Waxahachie 29,621 August 18, Lacy-Lakeview 6,489 February 9, Weslaco 35,670 January 3, Lancaster 36,361 June 26, Wichita Falls 104,553 August 4, 2015 TX SHS Ordinance Status August 31,