Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops
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People in San Antonio planned a demonstration on Saturday to condemn President Trump’s military parade in Washington D.C., which is meant in part to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. The “No-Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” protest is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at Travis Park.
The stage was set for a photo-worthy showdown at the Alamo. Instead, protesters marched to mariachi and conjunto music and lots of honking.
One of the most infamous protests in San Antonio was the 1938 Pecan Shellers Strike. Approximately 12,000 shellers, primarily Hispanic women, protested low wages and poor working conditions. There were big confrontations, but the National Guard was not called in.
In a press conference earlier Wednesday, San Antonio officials said they were not given any heads up about who would be coming, when, where or why.
A protest held downtown San Antonio on Wednesday night was peaceful. The demonstration was organized amid a nationwide wave of protests against the arrest of immigrants under the
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The Texas Tribune on MSNHundreds gather in Houston and San Antonio to protest immigration crackdowns in workplaces, courthousesThe protests in Texas followed days of unrest in Los Angeles, where President Donald Trump sent National Guard troops in response to demonstrations.