A controversial bill that would have criminalized "intrusive" pat-downs by airport security died in the Texas Legislature on the final day of a special session Wednesday, but some lawmakers say they will take up the legislation in the future.

The bill, which prompted federal officials to threaten to ground flights in the state, failed during the Legislature's regular session in May, but was revived when Gov. Rick Perry ordered that it go on the special session's agenda.

The bill passed in the Senate, but in the House a four-fifths vote was required to suspend constitutional rules and bring the bill to a vote. The procedural vote failed 96 to 26....