Greenpeace activists who closed down the Houston Ship Channel and the Fred Hartman Bridge on Thursday protesting fossil fuels while Democratic presidential candidates debated in Houston go before a judge at noon today on federal charges.
The bridge dangling suspects and their accomplices have been charged with criminal trespass, obstructing a highway and criminal trespass. So far 25 people have been charged and an additional six people are being sought.
None of the protesters are from the Houston area.