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Politics · TexasFederal prosecutors are seeking 19 years in prison for Shane Jenkins, a Texas man who participated in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, reported CBS News' Scott MacFarlane on Thursday.If the judge agrees, it would be the second-longest sentence issued to a January 6 defendant."The defendant’s conduct was, in a word, egregious," said prosecutors in their filing. "He planned for violent insurrection long before his arrival."POLL: Should Tr…See the Story
Feds seek 19 years for 'egregious' MAGA rioter who 'planned for violent insurrection'
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Politics · El PasoU.S. Customs and Border Protection tracked 364,000 migrants encounters so far this fiscal year in the El Paso sector. Many of the migrants talk of being threatened and robbed during their long, fraught journeys to the U.S.-Mexico border. With shelters over capacity, many are sleeping on sidewalks and in alleys.See the Story
Welcome center in El Paso helps with massive influx of migrants
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Politics · DallasThe jury awarded $1 million in compensatory damages to Tony Timpa's 15-year-old son, who testified at the trial, and was 8 when his father died. The jury also found two other officers, Danny Vasquez and Raymond Dominguez, violated Timpas constitutional rights. But a fourth officer, Kevin Mansell, did not. It was not immediately clear why.See the Story
Jury awards $19 million to woman who alleged prison assaults
50% Center coverage: 4 sources
Climate Change · TexasThere's only one way to tackle climate change, researchers found: Put the green energy jobs in Texas (and a few other states).See the Story
The Texas problem: All the workers who have the jobs for green energy are in fossil fuels and don't want to move
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
