Federal law already makes it illegal for most people to possess a weapon on secure parts of an airport tarmac. The bill was aimed at also allowing local law enforcement, especially at smaller airports, to take action in the face of an emergency.
Riane Roldan
Riane Roldan was a reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune in 2019. She is a graduate of Emerson College, where she studied journalism and Latin American/Latinx studies. Before that, she received her associate's degree in mass communication from Miami Dade College. Riane has worked as an investigative reporter for Northwestern's Medill Justice Project, where she wrote about a Miami man who spent 12 years in prison for a murder he claimed he didn't commit. She speaks Spanish and was an intern for NPR affiliate WLRN in South Florida, where she covered the safety commissions created in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs $250 billion budget with no line-item vetoes
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Texas Legislature 2019
Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill designed to limit property tax growth
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