Austin, protest and No Kings
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A man was arrested after DPS identified a “credible threat” toward legislators attending Saturday’s “No Kings” protest at the Texas State Capitol.
"With the exception of a small number of agitators, the event remained largely peaceful," the Austin Police Department said.
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.
On the same day Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in a "politically-motivated" assassination, more "politically-motivated" violence occurred at peaceful protests across the country.
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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 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 of people gathered at the Texas Capitol in Austin for one of the thousands of "No Kings" protests that took place across the country on Saturday.
Thousands protested in Central Texas on "No Kings Day," opposing perceived authoritarianism on a day marking Flag Day and Trump's birthday.