KXAN’s sharing its ER security barrier findings with Texas lawmakers

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas lawmakers have filed more than 101,000 bills in the past three decades, according to the Legislative Reference Library. While many dealt with public safety, a review of those measures shows none appear to have ever proposed rules regarding traffic security barriers, or bollards, outside buildings.A KXAN analysis of legislative records during that timeframe resulted in no apparent bills addressing the installation or benefits of bollards — reinforced po