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TOP NEWS
“Texas DPS makes arrest after warning state lawmakers of “credible threats” tied to Capitol protest,” Texas Tribune's Renzo Downey and Ayden Runnels – “The Texas Department of Public Safety says it has arrested one person in connection to the “credible threats” made to state lawmakers planning to attend an anti-Trump rally at the Capitol in Austin, hours after two Democratic Minnesota legislators and their spouses were shot early Saturday morning.
“A short time ago, a Trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) took one person into custody in connection with the threats made against state lawmakers who planned to attend today’s protest at the Texas State Capitol Complex,” DPS spokesperson Ericka Miller said in a statement.
DPS says there is no additional active threat.
The person was arrested after a traffic stop in La Grange. DPS confirmed a report from The Texan that the arrested man held far-left political views and was heading to the Capitol with the intent to harm individuals with opposing beliefs. DPS on Monday said no charges have been filed against the man in connection with the alleged threats against state lawmakers. The agency has yet to name the suspect.
Earlier Saturday, DPS had warned state lawmakers and legislative staffers of “credible threats” to legislators planning to attend the Austin “No Kings” protest.
That DPS alert was sent out just before 1 p.m., according to screenshots of emails obtained by The Texas Tribune, and a DPS spokesperson told the Tribune the Capitol was evacuated shortly after. The warning came hours before several Texas federal, state and city elected officials spoke at a protest against President Donald Trump in downtown Austin.
In a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott and DPS Director Freeman Martin around the start of the protest, Texas House Democratic Leader Gene Wu and 43 other members of the Democratic caucus requested updates on what steps DPS is taking to protect lawmakers and other elected officials. The caucus also said the shooting against the Minnesota lawmakers was “the direct result of years of inflammatory rhetoric, threats, and dehumanization that have turned political disagreements into insurgent violence.”
“The rhetoric that has poisoned our national political discourse — calling political opponents ‘enemies of the people,’ describing immigrants as ‘invaders,’ and urging followers to ‘Fight, fight, fight,’ — has now also claimed the lives of dedicated public servants,” they continued. “For years, and just like the shooting in El Paso, violent rhetoric has stoked the flames of division and resulted in tragedy.”
Before DPS confirmed the arrest, Jeffrey Clemmons, communications director for state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, told the Tribune that DPS arrested someone “who was going to agitate the protest.”
Eckhardt was among the officials scheduled to speak at the Capitol protest. Other elected officials who spoke at the event include Democratic U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and Democratic state Rep. John Bucy III.
Austin City Council Member Zo Qadri, who was also at the Capitol protest, expressed gratitude to law enforcement over the arrest.
“Everyone — lawmakers and attendees alike — deserves to gather and protest without fear,” Qadri said in a written statement to the Tribune. “It’s important to condemn the winds of hate that give rise to political violence that has been threatened in Austin today, and tragically witnessed in Minnesota this morning.”" Texas Tribune
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
> KXAN: "Police: Katy man arrested in connection to Texas lawmaker threat before protest" KXAN
> SA REPORT: "Comal ISD could actually lose money under ‘historic’ $8.5B public school funding bill" SA REPORT
> KXAN: "One-on-one with former Texas Gov. Rick Perry" KXAN
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "SCUCISD presents two options for employee compensation after new legislation" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> AAS: "Texas leaders turn bravado into political strategy the Lone Star way" AAS
> EP TIMES: "The U.S. has 'No Kings' say hundreds of El Pasoans who joined anti-Trump protest" EP TIMES
> AAS: "'No Kings' organizers say protests drew large crowds: Here are their estimates" AAS
> AAS: "‘No Kings’ protest draws up to 20,000 in Austin despite ‘credible threat’ to Texas lawmakers" AAS
> KXAN: "PHOTOS: People gather in Central Texas for ‘No Kings’ protests" KXAN
> AAS: "Hundreds attend 'No Kings' rally in Bastrop" AAS
> EP TIMES: "El Paso Council backs I-10 Deck Plaza grant bid despite taxpayer funding concerns" EP TIMES
> TX TRIB: "Texas lawmakers laid the foundation for a housing boom. Here’s how." TX TRIB
> SA REPORT: "NEISD considers non-teacher raises, increasing school meal prices ahead of budget adoption" SA REPORT
> FWST: "North Texas woman was stabbed by man who knocked on her door, cops say" FWST
> FWST: "Man leads cops on chase, then they find body at his home, Arkansas police say" FWST
> HOU CHRON: "Air India crash was among the worst plane crashes. Here are the 5 deadliest" HOU CHRON
> FWST: "Teen killed, 2 injured in shooting during a house party, Fort Worth police say" FWST
> TX TRIB: "After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged" TX TRIB
> MRT: "FBI highlights spike in elder fraud, urges Texans to protect seniors" MRT
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Grapevine earns top Texas tourism honor highlighting economic, job growth" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> HOU CHRON: "This Houston icon is one of the wealthiest self-made women in the U.S." HOU CHRON
EXTRA POINTS
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 9:05pm: MLB: Houston at Oakland
Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 7pm: WNBA: Golden State at Dallas
> 7:05pm: MLB: Kansas City at Texas
> 9:05pm: MLB: Houston at Oakland
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