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The Texas Tribune on MSNPhotos: “No Kings” protests across TexasEight Tribune photographers in eight Texas cities covered Saturday’s “No Kings” protests. Here is some of their work.
The anti-Trump protests in Austin remained peaceful, despite a 'credible threat' that forced a brief evacuation of the Texas Capitol complex.
The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.
No Kings protests come on the heels of protests across the country over federal immigration enforcement raids that began last week and Trump ordering
The Texas Department of Safety has arrested a man in connection with a “credible threat toward state legislators” attending Saturday's protest.
Saturday's event at the Capitol remained peaceful. The Texas Department of Public Safety made one arrest earlier in the day related to threats against state lawmakers who were expected to speak.
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Gov. Greg Abbott said more than 5,000 Texas National Guardsmen are strategically positioned throughout the state to support local law enforcement. That's on top of 2,000 DPS troopers who will be ready to respond to any violence or crimes at protests on Saturday as well.
The “day of defiance” protests began as early as 10 a.m. in North Texas, while the Washington, D.C., military parade for the Army’s 250th birthday starts at 5:30 p.m. Central.
The LAPD said on social media that the people in the crowd were throwing "rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects" while they were near the federal building.
Thousands protested in Central Texas on "No Kings Day," opposing perceived authoritarianism on a day marking Flag Day and Trump's birthday.