[...] the Department of Public Safety says the agency only offers security to current office holders, and Perry spokesman Travis Considine confirms his boss' entourage no longer includes a state security detail. [...] trying to live down a short-lived presidential run in 2012, the ex-governor may have an even tougher time getting top donors to write him checks if he's spending so much of his war chest on legal bills. [...] word of the extra protection prompted dozens of lawmakers from both parties to hit the House floor Wednesday wearing "I am Poncho" nametags in solidarity with their colleague. In 2011, lawmakers took aim at Planned Parenthood by barring clinics associated with abortion providers from receiving state health funding. [...] a day later, Patrick released a statement noting that another hot-button bill, this one allowing licensed students, faculty and staff members to carry handguns on college campuses, was on its way to a swift floor vote.