“No Kings” protests are being held across the country and many cities in North Texas on Saturday.
DALLAS — Protests are happening across the country, including in many North Texas cities, on Saturday during what organizers are calling the “No Kings” Day of Defiance.
The “No Kings” protests Saturday are organized to coincide with a military parade in Washington for the 250th anniversary of the Army, and President Donald Trump’s birthday, as the Associated Press reported.
They’re organized by progressive activist organization Indivisible and the 50501 movement, a national movement whose leaders say advocate for democracy and against authoritarianism. The movement’s name stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.
The protests Saturday come after anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles and nationwide have garnered national attention, and one in solidarity with those protests in Dallas that ended with one person arrested.
In North Texas, there are about a dozen protests planned, including in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Burleson, Frisco, Denton, McKinney, Greenville, and more.
We’ll be covering them on air, on WFAA+, and online throughout the day. Follow along here:
Carrollton, Kaufman
The “No Kings” protests were set to get underway in Carrollton and Kaufman at 9 a.m.
Frisco
The event in Frisco started at 9:30 a.m. Footage from WFAA crews on scene showed a crowd gathered, many carrying signs, along both sides of FM 423. Some passing cars could be heard honking at the crowd.
Arlington, McKinney, Greenville
The events in Arlington, McKinney and Greenville get underway at 10 a.m.
Denton, Weatherford
The events in Denton and Weatherford start at 11 a.m.
Garland
The event in Garland starts at 11:30 a.m.
Dallas
The event in Dallas, anticipated to be the largest one in North Texas, starts at noon. One of the organizers of the Dallas protest, Samantha Mitchell, said their planned lineup of speakers include comedian Paula Poundstone, who is set to speak in conjunction with her stop at the Eisemann Center the same day, as well as immigration and human rights attorneys, a union leader and activists.
Fort Worth
The event in Fort Worth also begins at noon.
Burleson
The event in Burleson begins at 1 p.m.
Sanger
The event in Sanger starts at 1:30 p.m.