Homeland Security's Focus On Photographers At Texas Refineries
Photo by Dave Fehling
Juan Parras, community activist, seen in Houston's industrial Manchester neighborhood.
September 24, 2012
by: Dave Fehling
Two weeks ago, a bomb threat led to the evacuation of the UT campus in Austin. There was no bomb. But coming on the heels of violence directed at Americans in the Middle East, the incident raised what has become a perplexing — and costly — security issue for Texas: How to respond to the threat of terrorism. StateImpact reporter Dave Fehling has been investigating this with regard to what’s called "critical infrastructure."
“And you get stopped and you get questioned and they try to make you feel you’re violating the law or a criminal, that’s not a good feeling."
—Juan Parras, an environmental activist who often takes photos of plants
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