Alina Villoria sat quietly in the third row of the packed council chambers in Edinburg City Hall on Tuesday wearing a large white hair bow and a red T-shirt with the words, “Smoke Free.”
Edinburg First City In Hidalgo County To Ban Smoking In Bars
khernandez@themonitor.com(Kristian Hernandez), The Monitor (Texas)
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 9:37pm
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Topics: Texas Hildalgo County McAllen
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