More than 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol in Austin on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump and the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans an advantage in the 2026 midterm elections. The new map, which sparked a nearly two-week quorum break by Texas House Democrats, is projected to give Republicans at least five …
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The Parler video, which was also archived by ProPublica, shows Antoni walking away from the crowd on the west side of the Capitol grounds. Tear gas was in the air, and conservative radio host Alex Jones can be heard speaking over a megaphone. At that time, police were struggling to hold off the mob from taking over the inauguration platform. …
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A naked man was found inside the Senate chamber at the State Capitol just before midnight Friday, in what authorities described as an apparent case of mental illness. The man was taken for evaluation to Regions Hospital, where he managed to flee just as he was getting registered for admission, according to scanner audio. He then went to the Capitol …
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The results are in — and they’re not good. An unscientific poll commissioned by Gov. Jared Polis on his proposal to build a pedestrian walkway across Lincoln Street in front of the Colorado Capitol revealed that 94% of participants opposed the idea. Just 4% said they supported it and 2% said they were a “maybe” on the plan, which was …
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A rendering shows a preliminary design for the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway, a planned bridge connecting the Colorado State Capitol to Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park. Courtesy of Studio Gang Gov. Jared Polis says the state of Colorado will absolutely not build a pedestrian bridge over Lincoln Street, between the Capitol and Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park. Polis first floated the idea …
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