A Texas lawmaker wants the state to treat pipeline protesters the same as it does attempted killers.
State Rep. Chris Paddie, a Republican from Marshall introduced House Bill 3557 which targets those who “engage in civil disobedience to stop or delay construction on pipelines.”
His bill would make such crimes a felony with a sentence of 20 years in prison according to a report this week in the Texas Observer.
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