The event was one of more than 2,000 “No Kings” rallies held across the country on Saturday, protesting what organizers call “authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.

The Houston demonstration is one of several planned in the region throughout the day and is expected to draw thousands of protesters.

An estimated crowd of 15,000 gathered outside Houston City Hall on Saturday for a demonstration against President Donald Trump and his policies. Similar protests were held around the region.

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

Eight Tribune photographers in eight Texas cities covered Saturday’s “No Kings” protests. Here is some of their work.

The anti-Trump protests in Austin remained peaceful, despite a 'credible threat' that forced a brief evacuation of the Texas Capitol complex.

Debbie Simmons holds up her “Criminal Felon” during a “No Kings” protest at the corner of State Road 436 and Howell Branch Road in Casselberry, Fla., Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Around 15,000 people showed up for Houston’s “No Kings” protest Saturday morning, and the guy in the American flag mask towered over the rest of the crowd. At the edge of the protest, he was moving fast and purposefully, and when he bumped me, he nearly knocked me off the sidewalk.