Texas Had An Outsized Presence At The Capitol Insurrection. Why? [View all]
More than three dozen Texans have been arrested and charged with various crimes in connection with the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. That's more than from almost any other state in the country.
Those arrested range in age from their early 20s to their mid-60s. They hail from Houston and Dallas, Lubbock and Midland. They include veterans, police officers, and Realtors people you might find in any Texas community.
The question is what drew so many of them to march on the Capitol.
Jenna Ryan is perhaps one of the best known Texans accused of breaching the U.S. Capitol. The Frisco real estate broker allegedly livestreamed herself on Facebook throughout the riot, according to court documents. The video went viral.
Read more: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2021/04/06/394948/why-texans-had-such-an-outsized-presence-at-the-capitol-insurrection/