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No metal detectors, x-rays in capitol security plans so far

From Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman:Security at the Texas Capitol will be increased under a seven-step plan approved by the state?s top three leaders and disclosed this morning in a letter delivered to lawmakers. In a letter to Steve McCraw, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Gov., Rick Perry, Lt. Gov., David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus authorized the initial steps that include expanded bike patrols, the deployment of bomb-sniffing dogs, a mass notification system for Capitol workers in case of an emergency and new training programs for troopers who provide security at the statehouse. Missing are the installation of metal detectors at Capitol entrances, an item that Perry has said he opposes. But the letter hints that additional, unspecified enhancements may be coming...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 09, 2010 (boomark / email).