Blog: No Kings protests in Houston

HOUSTON - Hundreds of "No Kings" protests are being held across the U.S. on Saturday, including half a dozen in the Houston area.

FOX 26 has live coverage of the demonstrations in the Houston area and beyond.

MORE: 'No Kings' protests planned in Houston; when, where, what you need to know

Live updates

4:26 p.m. 

Organizers for the "No Kings of League City" protests say their final count of attendees may have reached 1,000. 

They were originally expecting about 50 people.

3:44 p.m.

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare posted about the protests on social media:

2:00 p.m.

Protests wrap up in Sugar Land. City officials say nearly 2,500 people gathered in Town Square. 

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says protests across the county "remained peaceful and without incident."

12:00 p.m.

Protest begins in Sugar Land

Protesters march from Houston's City Hall. Organizers say over 26,000 people attended.

11:12 a.m.

Marching is set to begin shortly.

11 a.m.

Rep. Al Green (D-Houston) speaks at the "No Kings" protests in Houston on Saturday. Rep. Green says that Trump is an "authoritarian" who believes he "is the law."

Green says he plans to file articles of impeachment against Pres. Trump this month.

10 a.m.

Protest begins at Houston's City Hall

Speakers include Houston councilmember Abbie Kamin, District 15 Senator Molly Cook (D-Houston), and Congressman Al Green (D-Houston)

 

9 a.m.

Seven protests are planned for the Houston area today. The first one begins at 9:30 a.m. in Kingwood. The last one ends at 4 p.m. in Conroe. One will be held in Downtown Houston from 10 a.m. to noon. FOX 26 plans to have live coverage of that protest.

Click here for more about the protests happening across the country.

What are ‘No Kings’ protests?

Big picture view:

No Kings protests against President Donald Trump’s policies are scheduled in nearly 2,000 cities across the U.S. on Saturday as a military parade rolls in Washington for the Army’s 250th anniversary – which is also Flag Day and Trump’s birthday. 

The protests, organized by the 50501 national movement, are meant to counter what organizers call a day for Trump to feed his own ego as he turns 79 years old.

Local perspective:

Seven protests are being held in the Houston area on Sunday in Downtown Houston, Sugar Land, Katy, Cypress, Kingwood, Conroe and League City.

State, local leaders prepare

Texas Governor Greg Abbott surged National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to cities across the state on Thursday ahead of planned protests.

By the numbers:

The governor said he deployed over 2,000 Texas DPS troopers and over 5,000 Texas National Guard soldiers to help assist local law enforcement respond to protests and to "maintain law and order."

Local perspective:

Local agencies, including the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the Sugar Land Police Department tell us they are aware of the demonstrations and have plans in place to keep everyone safe.

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