The ‘No Kings’ Protests Return To Texas

On Saturday, March 28, thousands of Texans are expected at rallies throughout the state to protest the Trump administration and its policies. This will be the third round of “No Kings” protests taking place in Texas (named to represent that the United States is a democracy, not a monarchy).

The ‘No Kings’ protests previously took place in June and October of last year. At both events, thousands of Texans. The protests in Texas were all peaceful and took place in large cities like Austin and Houston and smaller areas like Belton, Corpus Christi, Wichita Falls and McKinney.

Many labor and community leaders expect that this Saturday’s protests will be even larger than the ones that occurred previously. Many speakers and protesters in Texas are expected to denounce recent actions from the White House that they believe have veered into authoritarianism, including the recent events in Iran. According to a protest locator from No Kings, there are over eighty different protests happening in Texas.

A tenet that No Kings notes on their website is a commitment to nonviolence. “We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events,” they write.