Transportation
TSA Checkpoint, Ticketing Counter At Bush Airport’s Terminal B To Reopen Wednesday
Posted on · They had been closed since January 13 because of staffing issues caused by the government shutdown.
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Transportation
TSA Checkpoint At Bush Airport’s Terminal B To Remain Closed Until Further Notice
Posted on · The ticketing counters will also remain closed. The checkpoint and ticketing counters originally closed on January 13 because of the federal government's partial shutdown.
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Rally To Demand End Of Government Shutdown, Abbott Promises To Reform School Finance, And Judge Orders Removing Citizenship Question From 2020 Census
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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About 60 People Rally In Houston To Demand End Of Government Shutdown
Posted on · They gathered at the entrance to Johnson Space Center, whose employees are directly affected by the shutdown. A NASA worker tells Houston Matters he is very stressed.
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Gun Discoveries Are Surging At Airports, And Texas Is Leading The Way
Posted on · Left in carry-ons, TSA agents find thousands of guns at security checkpoints. Four of the top 10 airports where TSA found the most guns were in Texas.
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Bush Intercontinental Airport Unveils Innovative Screening Lanes At Terminal D
Posted on · The Houston Airports System says one of the goals of the renewed checkpoint is enhancing the security screening process
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Houston Expects Almost Four Million Travelers Will Pass Through Its Airports During Holidays
Posted on · Hobby Airport's international terminal contributes to the high volume of people flying from and to the city
Good, Bad and Ugly
Warm Weather, Guns at Airports, and Marrying Yourself: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From unseasonably mild temperatures in Houston (while the northeast prepared for the blizzard of the century), to a high number of firearms confiscated at Houston airports, to a Houston woman marrying herself: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s Houston news. This week’s panel of non-experts consists of: Houston Chronicle writer […]
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Homeless Count, No Kill Animal Shelters, and Zola Jesus: Houston Matters for Friday, Jan. 30, 2015
Posted on · Last night, more than 500 volunteers took to the streets throughout Houston as part of an annual homeless count undertaken by the Coalition for the Homeless, to collect hard data about the number and characteristics of the areaâs homeless community. That data is expected to be released in a few months. On this edition of Houston […]
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TSA Agents Discovered 2,212 Firearms At Airport Checkpoints In 2014
Posted on · Grenades and blades were also found. In most cases, people forgot they had them. Our favorite discovery: a knife in an enchilada. The TSA said "the passenger's intent was delicious, not malicious."
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TSA Testing New Security Kiosk In Houston
Posted on · The TSA is looking into making another change at security check points — all in the name of safety and security. Houston is one of only three cities where a new passenger identification kiosk is being tested.
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Texas House Prohibits Invasive Security Pat-downs
Posted on · The Texas House passed a bill to make invasive security pat-downs illegal. But a constitutional law expert says the measure won't hold up against the TSA's federally authorized procedures. Laurie Johnson reports.
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TSA Protests Turn Out to be All Talk
Posted on · Airports across the country braced for the holiday rush this Thanksgiving weekend, as well as protestor backlash against TSA screening measures. As travelers at Houston's largest airport found out, all that worry was for nothing. Laurie Johnson reports.
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Travelers at IAH OK with New Scanners
Posted on · With the holiday season upon us, millions of people are making plans to fly to various cities in order to visit friends and relatives. Normally it's airfare or long lines that would be making headlines, but this year the government's use of airport body scanners have people talking. Bill Stamps went to Bush Intercontinental Airport to see what's going on.
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TSA Says Security Checks Won’t Change
Posted on · The growing reluctance of some air travelers to submit to advanced security screening at airports has TSA officials clarifying the need for sometimes intrusive searches. As Wendy Siegle reports, airports here in Houston either have or will soon have the newest so-called "see through" machines.