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 pole-like barriers meant to deter vehicles from crashing into buildings or structures. That is something Levi Bernard and his family hope to change. He and his wife – and their two young sons – were all injured in February when a car crashed through the emergency room waiting area at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center.
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