Texas News A Look At Texas’ Outsized Role In The U.S. Capitol Attack KWBU | By Texas Standard Published January 7, 2021 at 8:07 AM CST Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 1:55 MANUEL BALCE CENETA / AP Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, front, followed by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., walk from the House Chamber following a Senate procession carrying boxes holding Electoral College votes to the House Chamber for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College votes on Some lawmakers sheltered in their offices; others were in the House chamber when a mob entered the Capitol.