If the city of Dallas bans smoking its parks, it would catch up on a trail blazed (not blazed, rather) by Houston and Frisco.
Robert Wilonsky reports that the Dallas Park and Recreation Board "will vote on banning smoking in city-owned parks — every single one of them, with no exceptions" later this week.
The ordinance has been in the works since November 2014. Dallas would be following the lead of rival Texan city Houston on this matter. Houston banned smoking in its parks in July 2014.
Wilonsky also reports that an earlier version of the proposed ordinance included a few exceptions (such as smoking on golf courses and during special events at Fair Park), but the version of the ordinance approved by the Administration and Finance Committee "is recommending a full-on ban."
FULL STORY: Dallas looking to snuff out smoking in all city-owned parks, including golf courses and Fair Park
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