While Houstonist took a post-holiday trip to a local warehouse retail outlet, we noticed several shoppers with carts filled to the rim with cartons of cigarettes. Then, we remembered why: As of yesterday, it will now cost smokers an extra dollar to buy a pack of cigarettes. That’s due to a new law that went in effect state-wide, raising the price of cigarette taxes from 41 cents a pack to $1.41.
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Quit sucking on that butt, if only for a day. The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout happens each year on the third Thursday of November, which is today. So, put down the smokey treat and give your lungs, and the rest of us, a break.
After Sheryl Crow had to cancel her Rodeo appearance this year due to breast cancer surgery, she was quickly replaced with breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge. Now Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo officials are encouraging everyone to “Paint the Rodeo Pink” in support of breast cancer awareness. “Wear pink — anything pink — on March 2, whether you’re coming out to the Show or not,” said Skip Wagner, HLS&R president. Houstonist's growing female staff doesn't...
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