Thousands attended "No Kings" protests being held across the country and in many cities in North Texas on Saturday.

On the same day Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in a "politically-motivated" assassination, more "politically-motivated" violence occurred at peaceful protests across the country.

With No Kings protests planned Saturday in the Houston area, local organizers are calling for peaceful rallies, while officials like Mayor John Whitmire say they are working with organizers "to ensure that First Amendment rights are respected while maintaining public safety.

"I think we will see the largest peaceful single day protests that this country has seen certainly since the first Trump term," said Indivisible cofounder Ezra Levin, one of the organizers.

A protest at the Texas Capitol Saturday comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s deployment of the state’s National Guard to Austin and other Texas cities following a Monday night

Protests for what is being called No Kings National Day of Defiance, an effort challenging President Donald Trump's authority, are planned around the United States this weekend including

Hundreds of demonstrators chanted 'hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go" outside the Mississippi Capitol Saturday as part of nationwide 'No Kings' protests against President Donald Trump.

The LAPD said on social media that the people in the crowd were throwing "rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects" while they were near the federal building.