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TSA Anti-Groping Bill

The House of Representatives did not pass the controversial Transportation Security Administration Anti-Groping bill after parliamentary failures to suspend the rules for a third and final reading Wednesday morning.

The bill would have criminalized intentional, inappropriate touching by an airport security screener.

The House needed 120 members to vote to suspend the rules for the final reading, but stood at 96-26, effectively killing the bill.

Some legislators must think the "local options" bill too radical an experiment in participatory democracy:

Senator John Carona's (R-Dallas) "local option" transportation tax passed the Senate in mid-April but is being "simplified" (i.e., weakened) in the House:

Senator John Carona's (R-Dallas) "local option" transportation tax passed the Senate in mid-April but is being "simplified" (i.e., weakened) in the House:

The Chronicle reports that state senators (mostly Republicans) are throwing obstacles in front of Senator John Carona's "local option" bill.

 This bill would allow counties to choose from a menu of fees and taxes to fund transportation projects as they see fit.

 Options would include imposing a local gas tax or raising vehicle registration or driver's license renewal fees.

The Chronicle reports that state senators (mostly Republicans) are throwing obstacles in front of Senator John Carona's "local option" bill.

 This bill would allow counties to choose from a menu of fees and taxes to fund transportation projects as they see fit.