The 16 Texans who voted against ratifying 2020 election won't say if they now accept the results

On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection — a bid to stop Congress from ratifying Joe Biden's legitimate presidential victory — the Texas Tribune asked the 16 Texas Republicans who voted against certifying the election whether they accept its outcome.

None of those lawmakers — who include U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert — responded to the inquiry, the news site reports. A 17th Texas Republican, U.S. Rep. Ron White, died of COVID-19 weeks after the vote.

Pro-Trump Republicans have repeatedly downplayed the insurrection, which left five people dead, injured 140 law enforcement personnel and did more than $1.5 million in damage to the U.S. Capitol. They have also attempted to thwart congressional attempts to investigate the incident.

Some, including Gohmert, have repeatedly debunked lies that left-wing groups actually perpetrated the attack.

Prior to the deadly siege of the Capitol by a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters, Cruz was among the highest-profile political figures helping spread Trump's lies that the 2020 election was rigged. He's since faced backlash from Trump allies for calling the insurrection a "violent terrorist attack."

Gohmert, who represents the East Texas town of Tyler, was among a group of GOP lawmakers whose offices held multiple meetings with organizers of the pro-Trump rally that preceded the riot, according to a Rolling Stone investigation from last fall.

Here's a list of all 17 Texans in Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election results: