Corpus Christi's city council will discuss a proposed ban on plastic retail shopping bags this week.

The coastal city is just the latest in a series of Texas cities to consider such a ban. On Tuesday, the council members will take up the idea for the first time for discussion.

No vote is scheduled.

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports discussions of such a ban had remained at the city committee for the past two years but drew fuel recently after the Coastal Bend Surfrider Foundation joined a national "Skip the Plastic" initiative.

Brownsville became the first Texas city to adopt a plastic bag ban last year. Fort Stockton, South Padre Island and Pecos followed. Austin, San Antonio and McAllen are also considering bans.