Two men from East Texas that were arrested for their part in the January 6 Capitol riots had one of their days in court on Wednesday. However, neither is ready to plead in their cases.
A total of five Texas Democratic Caucus member have tested positive for COVID-19. On Saturday, it was reported that three members tested positive for the virus and upon further precautionary testing two more tested positive.
Texas lawmakers gathered this week in Washington D.C. to discuss Critical Race Theory being taught in public schools in Texas. Unbelievably, the Texas Senate passed Senator Bryan Hughes, Republican from Mineola, to ban Critical Race Theory from being taught in Texas school districts.
Washington Post reporter Rebecca Tan said "some tried to scale the construction structures and have been tackled by police...Capitol police trying to hold them back."