Waco shootout lifts veil on gangs but the lobbying activities point to a sense of legitimacy even among some of the largest ‘outlaws’ in the countryThe day of civic action started with a prayer and a moment of silence on the sunny steps of Texas’s capitol in Austin. Flanked by cameramen and behind a dais, a biker led a prayer, asking that Texas’s lawmakers act with “righteous wisdom” when considering his group’s legislation.