By Sahar Chmais
HAYS COUNTY – “The victims of race-based violence and their families deserve justice,” said Congressman Chip Roy at an anti-Asian violence hearing. “There’s old sayings in Texas about find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak tree; we take justice very seriously. And we ought to do that, round up the bad guys.”
Roy’s comment alluding to lynching stirred up a few protestors to stand in front of the “Coffee with Chip Roy” event in the Hays County Republican Party Welcome Center, located west of Kyle. Protestors and press were not allowed into the meeting because it was by invitation only, according to Nathan McDaniel, who works for the congressman.
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