June 7, 2013 - Friday afternoon, HB 489 received the first paw of approval as Governor Rick Perry signed it into law.It all started with one small pooch, when his owner, Iraq War veteran Adan Gallegos, was kicked out of a San Antonio store for trying to bring in his service dog.
“They’re not used to seeing a small dog as a service dog,” said Gallegos, who attended the signing Friday.
“They didn't care that it was a service animal who with was him, they didn't care he was a veteran," said HB 489’s author, State Representative Jose Menendez.
The problem, according to Menendez, is that Gallegos and millions of other veterans are only protected under federal law. read more>>>
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