{"id":8929,"date":"2025-10-17T20:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/8929\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T20:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:31:13","slug":"abbott-orders-texas-national-guard-to-austin-in-advance-of-antifa-linked-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/8929\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbott orders Texas National Guard to Austin in advance of ‘Antifa-linked protest’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lone Star State Gov. Greg Abbott<\/a> has ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard to send resources to the state capital in advance of what he called “an Antifa-linked protest.”<\/p>\n

“Today, I directed the Dept. of Public Safety and National Guard to surge forces into Austin ahead of an Antifa-linked protest. Texas will NOT tolerate chaos. Anyone destroying property or committing acts of violence will be swiftly arrested. Law and order will be enforced,” Abbott asserted in a Thursday post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n

While Abbott did not specify what protest he was speaking about, there are scads of “No Kings” events scheduled for Saturday around the nation, including one in Austin, Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018No Kings\u2019 Organizer Discourages Violence Following Coast-to-coast Arrests<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Texas<\/p>\n

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces a new public safety initiative to combat violent crime in Greater Houston during a press conference in Houston, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Fox News Digital reached out to Abbott’s office, which responded by pointing to a press release<\/a> that states the governor “directed the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Texas National Guard to deploy personnel and tactical assets to Austin ahead of a planned antifa-linked demonstration to protect Texans and their property.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital also reached out to No Kings for comment on Friday and received a response from the American Civil Liberties Union, which provided a statement from Ellen Flenniken, deputy director of the Justice Division of the ACLU.<\/p>\n

Read On The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Demonstrators<\/p>\n

Demonstrators carry a large “No Kings” banner through downtown Los Angeles on June 14, 2025.<\/p>\n

“Millions of people are anticipated to peacefully protest at more than 2,700 No Kings events across the country on Saturday. While President Trump and his allies are trying to intimidate us into silence by deploying troops to our cities, the best way to protect our First Amendment rights is to keep using them,” Flenniken said in the statement.<\/p>\n

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson noted in part of a Thursday post<\/a> on X, “I have confirmed that the National Guard will be prepared to assist the Texas Department of Public Safety and otherwise take actions on Saturday, if deemed necessary. We are told that the Guard will not be on the streets of Austin unless there is a determination that there is an emergency need.”<\/p>\n

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\"Austin,<\/p>\n

Atmosphere during the Austin Food & Wine Festival at Auditorium Shores on Nov. 2, 2024 in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> issued an executive order last month in which he declared, “I hereby designate Antifa as a ‘domestic terrorist organization.'”<\/p>\n

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