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TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts)
Wed Apr 7, 2021, 06:43 AM Apr 2021

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/

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jade helm? rampartc Apr 2021 #1
According to this Washington Post piece... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #2
Deep article. TY empedocles Apr 2021 #7
'Replacement theory' is a Biden border situation threat. empedocles Apr 2021 #11
Maybe Texas has an outsized presence of idiots? dem4decades Apr 2021 #3
I'll second that. rownesheck Apr 2021 #4
Yup! joshdawg Apr 2021 #5
Hey HEY! I live in Texas! yes, we have a larger share of morons than any other state. Javaman Apr 2021 #12
Everything's dumber in Texas. PubliusEnigma Apr 2021 #6
Florida has 33 on this list whopis01 Apr 2021 #8
Apparently, math is hard. TwilightZone Apr 2021 #10
Because it's the second most-populous state in the country? TwilightZone Apr 2021 #9
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