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Texas militia member found guilty in first Jan. 6 trial

WASHINGTON — The first person to go on trial over charges stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection was found guilty, a crucial victory for the U.S. Justice Department as it continues to prosecute hundreds of other rioters.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2022

Texas man convicted on all counts in first trial of Capitol Hill rioters

A Texas man was convicted on all counts Tuesday stemming from his role in the January 6 Capitol riot, including obstruction of justice for telling his teenage children not to speak to investigators. The obstruction charge alone carries a possible sentence of 20 years.

France 24 · Mar 8, 2022

Texas man is found guilty in first jury trial over Capitol riot and now faces up to 60 years in prison

Guy Reffitt was a member of ‘Three Percenters’, a militia group named after American colonists who defeated the British during the Revolutionary War.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

UT Austin Hiring Full-Time Clinical Professor for Law and Religion Clinic

I am happy to pass along this hiring notice from the University of Texas at Austin's Law & Religion Clinic: Description UT School of Law seeks to hire a full-time clinical professor to teach in its Law and Religion Clinic. The Clinic's principal focus is working on a variety of…

Reason · Mar 8, 2022

Dollar General Plans New Customer Payment Methods; Tests 'Buy Now Pay Later' Option

Dollar General Corp (NYSE:DG) has introduced a series of new financial services aimed at increasing access to banking options and providing additional customer payment options. The new services include the Spendwell banking platform, a buy-now, pay-later test program with Sezzle, and new FIS Worldpay card reward points payment options. Through a partnership with InComm…

Benzinga · Mar 8, 2022

Parallel's Goodblend Texas Debuts Its Medical Marijuana Chocolate Bar For TCUP Patients

Parallel’s retail brand goodblend Texas has launched its first medical marijuana chocolate bar for patients registered in the Texas Compassionate Use Program. The Heights Dark Chocolate bar is the fifth first-to-market product innovation that it has launched in Texas in the last year.

Benzinga · Mar 8, 2022

Texas women forced out of state for abortions

After Texas' restrictive abortion law took effect, some pregnant people sought the procedure out of state.

Axios · Mar 8, 2022

Prince Harry is spotted wearing a cowboy hat on solo visit to famous Texas rodeo

Prince Harry was spotted attending the Stockyards Rodeo in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, where he donned a cowboy hat, chatted to locals and enjoyed a VIP tour of the venue. He attended alone without wife Meghan Markle

Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2022

Can Texas become purple? That may depend on Hispanic voters

Whichever party wants to rule the state has to understand that the Latino voting bloc is not homogenous

The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2022

Prince Harry attends his first rodeo at Texas championship

The Prince made a surprise appearance watching bull riding events

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022