Posted on · "Unless the animal makes a noise, most of our officers don’t realize that there’s an animal in a piece of luggage until they see it on our screen. And it horrifies them too.”
Posted on · In all, Texas airports made up 20% of all guns found last year, and nearly 90% of them were loaded.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Posted on · They had been closed since January 13 because of staffing issues caused by the government shutdown.
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.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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.
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.
Posted on · The Houston Airports System says one of the goals of the renewed checkpoint is enhancing the security screening process
Posted on · Hobby Airport's international terminal contributes to the high volume of people flying from and to the city
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 […]
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 […]
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."
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.
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.