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TSA Testing New Security Kiosk In Houston

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.


Texas House Prohibits Invasive Security Pat-downs

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.


TSA Protests Turn Out to be All Talk

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.


Travelers at IAH OK with New Scanners

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.


TSA Says Security Checks Won't Change

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.


Body Scanners to Bush Airport

Houston congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee tours Bush Intercontinental Airport with the new head of the Transportation Security Administration. She also announces that the airport will now be using new technology to screen passengers before they board. Pat Hernandez has more.