Suspect arrested for threatening Texas lawmakers, forcing evacuation of state Capitol: ‘Death threats are sadly a part of serving in public life today’

Source: New York Post

A suspect was arrested for threatening Texas lawmakers just hours after a gunman assassinated a Minnesota lawmaker and wounded another over the weekend. The Texas Capitol in Austin was shut down by police Saturday after receiving a credible threat to lawmakers planning on attending a “No Kings” protest later in the day, police said.   “Out of an abundance of caution, the Capitol and the Capitol grounds were evacuated,” the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement.