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Video: A Rally for Bill Countering TSA "Groping"

Texans for Accountable Government and their coalition partners rallied on the front steps of the Texas Capitol Saturday, urging Gov. Rick Perry to support HB 1937. The so-called "TSA groping" bill, by state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, would restrict instrusive screening practices by security personnel.

by Justin Dehn

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Texans for Accountable Government and their coalition partners rallied on the front steps of the Texas Capitol Saturday, urging Gov. Rick Perry to support HB 1937. The bill, by state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, would restrict instrusive screening practices by security personnel.

 

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