No Kings Protest Draws Thousands To Downtown Dallas

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 30, 2025, 10:17 PM

no kings protest draws thousands to downtown dallas

Dallas police estimate 10,000 people took to the streets of Downtown Dallas in the ‘No Kings’ protest. NBC 5’s Katy Blakey reports it was a peaceful gathering and march near City Hall. Thousands took to the streets in North Texas Saturday to peacefully protest President Trump and his administration’s policies. Dallas police estimate 10,000 people turned out for the ‘No Kings’ protest in downtown on Saturday. “I would feel this compelled if it was a Democratic president, a Republican president, an Independent president,” said Dallas resident Trey Scott. 50501, which stands for 50 states, 50 protests, 1 movement, has been organizing protests since President Donald Trump’s reelection.

This weekend’s gathering marked their largest local turnout of the year. Updated on: October 19, 2025 / 3:06 PM CDT / CBS Texas Despite a rainy afternoon, thousands of North Texans showed up for Saturday's "No Kings" protests, which have grown into a movement across the country. More than 2,000 rallies were held nationwide, including more than a dozen in North Texas. "Good spirits out here, good energy, and just people who care about what's going on," said Lakisha Bibins. "It tells you that this topic is important, you know, anti-immigration, divisiveness, human rights," said Maurico Cornejo.

Despite afternoon rain, thousands took to the streets of North Texas for protests against the Trump administration on Saturday. NORTH TEXAS - Despite afternoon rain, thousands took to the streets of North Texas for protests against the Trump administration on Saturday. People brought signs and marched at the "No Kings" protests. Across the country, large crowds gathered in over 2,500 cities in protest against President Donald Trump. It was no different here in the Metroplex, as thousands took to the streets for the "No Kings" protests. The topic Saturday was serious: A mass protest against a litany of Trump administration policies, including immigration and the “Big Beautiful Budget” bill.

But that didn’t stop the protestors who descended on downtown Dallas from exuding joy, too, from the bubbles that floated through the plaza at City Hall or the line dancing that broke out. Before the march, a handful of speakers rallied the crowd, including comedian Paula Poundstone and civil rights attorney (and D Magazine contributor) Bill Holston. The latter asked those gathered a series of questions beginning with “Is it OK with you…” He spoke of the case of Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay asylum seeker from Venezuela that was sent... Alex Padilla (D-California) handcuffed and thrown to the ground during an immigration briefing held by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week. “Is it OK with you that Congress is passing—or trying to pass—a budget that defunds Medicaid for the benefit of billionaires?” he concluded. “No!” the crowd responded.

“Thank you for your answers, because it’s important for us to establish what is going on in this country,” he said. Dallas police spokesperson Corbin Rubinson said that the department estimated 10,000 people were marching at the event’s peak. (To compare, it is estimated that between 3,000 and 7,000 attended the 2016 Women’s March, and about 4,000 attended the 2018 March for Our Lives.) Saturday was also hot, with the high temperature hitting... A medic tent had a steady stream of people seeking shade and water, and Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans said the department treated five people for heat-related illnesses and took two to the hospital. Police said the Dallas protest was orderly and without violence, and officials throughout North Texas reported similar protests were also peaceful. This was despite the concerns that prompted Gov.

Greg Abbott to deploy the Texas National Guard and Department of Public Safety troopers to various parts of the state ahead of the protests. In Austin, the Capitol grounds were temporarily cleared after officials received what they said was a “credible threat” to lawmakers planning to attend the protest there. It followed the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses Saturday morning, killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. To stream WFAA on your phone, you need the WFAA app. Example video title will go here for this video

Example video title will go here for this video DALLAS — Protestors gathered in cities across North Texas and across the country for "No Kings" demonstrations Saturday to express frustration about the direction of the country under President Donald Trump. Thousands, including an estimated 10,000 in Dallas alone, took part in "No Kings" demonstrations in North Texas earlier this summer, which were organized to coincide with a military parade in Washington for the 250th... Thousands more took part in events in cities across the country. Thousands of people lined the suburban streets in Frisco, Plano and McKinney in the rain for the October No Kings protest against the Trump administration. Frisco and Plano are in Collin County, one of the fastest growing areas in the nation according to the U.S.

Census. It’s known for being a Republican stronghold and the home base of conservative Attorney General Ken Paxton. It’s also home to Rep. Mihaela Plesa from Plano, the first Democratic state representative elected to the Texas statehouse from Collin County in 30 years. Jenny Colombo stood by a traffic light in Plano holding a rainbow trimmed sign that said “The Emperor Has No Clothes,” referencing a children’s story where people were too afraid to tell an emperor... “I feel President Trump is the epitome of that character,” Colombo said.

“Everybody is just walking around him, everybody can see what’s going on, and they’re all just supporting him blindly.” Colombo has lived in Plano for 35 years. She said the area has changed politically. Thousands of North Texans on Saturday filled courthouse squares and parks, marched on downtown streets or held up signs along sweltering highways as part of the nationwide “No Kings” rallies in protest of Trump... On a day of celebration in Washington for the Army’s 250th birthday, including the largest military parade in the nation’s capital since 1991, the No Kings demonstrations were billed as peaceful displays of dissent... The “no kings” theme accused the president of acting like a tyrant, on what happens to also be Trump’s birthday.

Many who attended the roughly 2,000 protests in all 50 states — including Fort Worth, Arlington and Dallas — were motivated by the government’s immigration crackdown, raids and deportations. The Fort Worth protest filled Burk Burnett Park in downtown for more than three hours with boisterous chants of “this is what democracy looks like” and T-shirts slogans like “Mexicans make America great.” Across North Texas, the visible presence of police was minimal, as were the number of counter-protesters. While some demonstrators were treated for heat-related illness, there were no immediate reports of injuries, violence or arrests by late afternoon. More than 1,300 people in Arlington lined Abram Street outside the Tarrant County Subcourthouse with signs and chants like “immigrants are welcome here” and “justice now.” And in Dallas, an estimated 10,000 marched through...

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