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Voting Barriers In Harris County, Texas Ready To Set Age For Tobacco Use At 21, And ‘Flu-Related’ Outbreak At Migrant Processing Center
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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Houston Matters
Full Show: Raising The Age For Tobacco, And The Lost Galveston Hurricane Statue (May 22, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Raising the age for buying tobacco, the weekly political roundup, water conservation, and a lost statue in Galveston.
Politics
Texas Legislature Hikes Age For Tobacco Use From 18 To 21
Posted on · Texas will become the 15th state to raise the minimum age to 21 if Gov. Abbott signs the bill.
Politics
UH Hobby Survey: Raise Sin Taxes To Pay For Public Schools
Posted on · The study found large majorities of Texans favor hiking taxes on tobacco products and alcohol to increase state funding for education.
Health & Science
Texas Lawmakers Weigh Raising Minimum Age For Tobacco Use To 21
Posted on · Supporters of Senate Bill 21 say that teens are far more vulnerable to nicotine addiction than adults, while opponents say the measure is overprotective and unenforceable.
News
CDC Director Resigns Because Of ‘Complex’ Financial Entanglements
Posted on · Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald had "complex financial interests," according to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Services. News reports say she bought tobacco stock while CDC director
Texas
Texas Legislators Propose Raising The Age To Buy Tobacco
Posted on · Law makers want to raise the age to purchase a product they say is killing Texas youth.
Full Show
Technology Outlook, Smoking Policies and Britta Phillips: Wednesday’s Show (October 12, 2016)
Posted on · What are the most probable technological changes that'll happen over the next decade? Rice University is hosting a symposium today (Oct. 12, 2016) addressing that question. The event is framed by a study that looks at how technology will impact the future of multiple industries, including shipping and energy. Technology Outlook 2025 is a report […]
Health & Science
Report: Texas Needs Stronger Policies To Lower Tobacco Use
Posted on · Researchers say Texas needs stronger policies to curb tobacco use, and state leaders could look to Houston as an example.
Houston Matters
Houston Doctor Leads Charge to Raise the Legal Smoking Age
Posted on · You may have heard in the news recently that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended the purchasing age of cigarettes nationwide should be changed to 21. That recommendation came from a Houston doctor, Harold Farber. He’s associate professor of pediatrics in the section of pulmonary medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital […]
Full Show
Smoking in Houston, John Hofmeister, and Women in Space: Houston Matters for Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Posted on · Earlier this month, the City of Houston expanded its no smoking policy to all public pedestrian plazas. It’s just the latest in many ongoing policies nationwide to discourage smoking in general, and specifically reduce second-hand smoke in public. Some smokers feel unreasonably persecuted. Some non-smokers feel current policies don’t go far enough. On this edition […]
Health & Science
Texas Tobacco Summit Aims for ‘Tobacco-Free Generation’
Posted on · Rate of teenagers smoking down, but some say it's still too high.
News
Tobacco Vaccine Could Be Reality Soon
Posted on · The federal government is giving Texas A&M and a private company 40 million dollars to develop flu vaccines from tobacco. As David Pitman reports, the goal is to be able to respond to flu outbreaks with new vaccines quicker than current technology.