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Texas Governor to Deploy National Guard to Austin’s ‘No Kings’ Protest

The protests against federal immigration enforcement are scheduled in cities across Texas and the country on Saturday.
Texas Governor to Deploy National Guard to Austin’s ‘No Kings’ Protest
A man wears a Mexican wrestling mask at the No Kings protest at Akard Plaza in Dallas, on June 14, 2025 Bobby Sanchez for The Epoch Times
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
10/16/2025|Updated: 10/16/2025
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is deploying the Texas National Guard and state troopers to Austin ahead of a planned “No Kings” protest Saturday.

The governor in a post on X described the protest as “Antifa-linked.” He didn’t say how Antifa is connected to the scheduled protest.
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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