Texas Capitol, protest and No Kings
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FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth on MSNGov. Abbott: Texas DPS 'on heightened alert' after threat against lawmakersDuring a bill signing in Denton, Abbott said there was a person on the capitol grounds with a gun on Saturday who “seemingly had the intent to do harm to a legislator."
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.
A credible threat led to an evacuation at the Texas Capitol, but operations resumed before a protest; one person was detained in La Grange.
Protest organizers say it will be a "noise demonstration" to demand an end to deportations and the closure of local ICE detention facilities.
A massive crowd of protesters against President Trump filled the Texas state Capitol in Austin, hours after the grounds were evacuated for what authorities called a [“credible threat” against state le
Police arrested a man hours after the Texas State Capitol and grounds in Austin were evacuated on Saturday ahead of a planned protest after a credible threat to lawmakers, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
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The city of Austin is continuing to reiterate the importance of a "peaceful and safe assembly" as a scheduled protest in the city is expected to kick off at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Texas Capitol.