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Citizens in Houston, Texas, successfully protested the "Bus Safe" initiative, a national pilot program that brought TSA agents and undercover officers onto city buses. Following public outcry over random bag searches and constitutional violations, the Metro chairman pledged that such searches would not continue under his leadership. The program was originally championed by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.
Houston Metro Bus TSA Searches, Bus Safe Program
The "Bus Safe" initiative in Houston, Texas, involves undercover TSA employees and air-marshal-style security on public transit. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee is featured in local news clips promoting the program, which allows for random bag searches and the use of drug-sniffing dogs. The program is criticized as a violation of Fourth Amendment rights and a expansion of the "security theater" seen in airports.
