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"...Council a report on the environmental impacts of the bag ban two years after it went into effect. While..."

"...in your newspaper on the Texas Supreme Court pondering bag bans in cities like Laredo, I was surprised that..."

"...In brief, the city of Laredo enacted a partial ban on single-use bags in 2015. (Austin enacted a similar..."

"...are we going to do about all these tote bags we have been gifted?..."

"...I am writing in regard to the proposed plastic bag ban in the city of Austin. On the surface,..."

"...In Amy Smith’s article “Then There’s This: In the Bag” [News, March 1], it was thrilling to see Texans..."

"...city's estimates, Austinites annually use 263 million single-use plastic bags – the sort we grab at checkout counters all..."

"...may not be the first city in Texas to ban "single-use" bags, but it's the first to get thumped..."

"...do what I can to reduce the amount of garbage I produce, the execution of our single-use plastic bag..."

"...Can you reduce or eliminate your use of disposable bags? That's what a coalition of local organizations is asking..."

"...Last year’s reinstated "can ban" ordinance makes disposable containers and large coolers on New..."

"...Talk about impeccable timing. With Austin’s single-use bag ban going into effect today, there’s no time like..."

"...interview last week Blanco said she would sign a ban on abortion that is moving through the state Senate...."

"...a letter from a representative of the largest plastic bag maker in the USA [“Postmarks,” Aug. 19]. He thinks..."

"...– Mary Tuma Bag Bans..."

"...City Council Member Lee Leffingwell's got questions about grocery bags. Not paper or plastic, mind you – how's biodegradable..."

"...Overall, King said, it’s a “mixed bag” even among Austin’s union electricians (IBEW accounts for about..."

"...Plastic bag ban? Water Treatment Plant No. 4 revolt? The Hustle..."

"...heard a defense of the City of Laredo's single-use bag ordinance, over a challenge by the Laredo Merchants Association...."

"...with businesses to keep adhering to our now-defunct single-use bag ban, a resolution denouncing financial support to organizations whose..."

"...out of a store these days without a plastic bag is like trying to leave Grand­ma's house as a..."

"...just Supreme Business Interests? ["Say Goodbye to the Plastic Bag Ban," News, June 22.] When the court denied us..."

"...The Texas Supreme Court's strike-down of Laredo's citywide plastic bag ban last month had a ripple effect on other..."

"...provided haircuts and immunizations and distributed clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and medical supplies; dozens of local community-service organizations –..."

"...by 2040. And though state law bars the outright ban of Styrofoam and straws by municipalities, a combination of..."

"...Early word on the bag-ban report by Austin Resource Recovery – to be presented..."

"...closer to a vote on whether or not to ban smoking in all public places, including bars and clubs,..."

"...for singling out a specific religion with a Muslim ban; the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses for his..."