Lubbock has no straw-on-request rule and no plastic straw ban. Restaurants may freely distribute plastic straws at every table or drive-thru window, in contrast with California and Washington state rules.
Texas cities have shied away from straw-on-request ordinances after the 2018 Laredo Merchants preemption. Lubbock has no measure restricting straws by material, point of sale, or only-on-request distribution. Drive-thru windows along South Loop 289 and University Avenue routinely include plastic straws with every drink. Federal accessibility law under the ADA preserves straw availability for customers with disabilities even in jurisdictions that do regulate straws. Voluntary chain-led switches to paper or PLA straws (Starbucks strawless lids) operate independently of any city or state rule.
There is no straw enforcement. Litter and illegal-dumping ordinances still apply to abandoned straws as part of general ground-litter rules.
Lubbock, TX
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Lubbock, TX
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