section_path: Protests by U.S. state/Texas
section_name: Texas
paragraph_text: Texas
  
  Demonstrations were planned in Austin and Houston. Elsewhere in Greater Houston, protests were planned in Conroe, Cypress, Katy, Kingwood, League City, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands. Protests were also planned in East Texas. Governor Abbott deployed about 5,000 Texas National Guard troops and 2,000 state police across the state in preparation.
  
  About 15 demonstrations were planned for North Texas, including in Arlington, Burleson, Carrollton, Collin County, Dallas, Denton, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Greenville, Kaufman, McKinney, Sanger, Sherman, and Weatherford. Thousands of people participated in North Texas demonstrations.
  
  In Central Texas, demonstrations were planned for cities such as Lockhart, Dripping Springs and Fredericksburg and were held in Bastrop, Pflugerville and Taylor.
  
  Downtown Houston saw 15,000 protestors, while thousands marched in San Antonio. There were also protests in McAllen, Amarillo, Lubbock, Laredo, and El Paso.