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A City Council committee will hear testimony this afternoon about the effects of secondhand smoke, the first of two hearings planned to help officials decide whether to extend the city's smoking ordinance to possibly ban smoking in bars as well as restaurants. And there's a new twist to the discussion: Apparently tired of the idea that people can smoke in bars, but not in restaurants, the Greater Houston Restaurant Association came out in favor of a total ban yesterday. more ›

Looks like we old folks won't be taking back the night quite yet: A City Council proposal to institute a 10 p.m. curfew for Houston kids younger than 17 doesn't seem to be going anywhere, KTRH reports. The current city curfew is in effect after midnight for people younger than 18, so the proposal for a tighter ordinance would have been a fairly big step — and it was one that drew fire from some councilmembers, including M.J. Khan. more ›