A protester holds a Texas flag in the air in downtown Austin after the "No Kings" demonstration at the Capitol ended on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribune

Photos: “No Kings” protests across Texas

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

By Texas Tribune Photo TeamJune 15, 2025, 6:41 p.m. Central

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Photos: “No Kings” protests across Texas

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June 15, 2025

<h1>Photos: “No Kings” protests across Texas</h1>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="f6ab8279-1efe-4c2d-ab5f-a6a068771704">Houston</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Houston20No20Kings20Protest20AT20TT2020-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Houston20No20Kings20Protest20AT20TT2020-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Houston City Hall and protesters are reflected in Cristina Medina’s glasses during the " class="wp-image-183936" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Houston City Hall and protesters are reflected in Cristina Medina’s glasses during the "No Kings" demonstration on Saturday, June 14, 2025.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Houston20No20Kings20Protest20AT20TT2008-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Houston20No20Kings20Protest20AT20TT2008-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A protester carries the Mexican flag as people march up Walker Street in Houston during the " class="wp-image-183938" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A protester carries the Mexican flag as people march up Walker Street in Houston during the "No Kings" protest at City Hall.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Houston20No20Kings20Protest20AT20TT2036-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Houston20No20Kings20Protest20AT20TT2036-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Protestors dance in a circle during the " class="wp-image-183940" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Protestors dance in a circle during the "No Kings protest at Houston City Hall.</figcaption></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="beab5642-d0ee-46d4-bd2c-c29040787d20">McAllen&nbsp;</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420McAllen20No20Kings20Protest20BL20TT20061-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420McAllen20No20Kings20Protest20BL20TT20061-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A " class="wp-image-183942" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A "No Kings" protester in McAllen waves a combined U.S. and Mexican flag in protest of President Donald Trump's immigration policies.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420McAllen20No20Kings20Protest20BL20TT20018-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420McAllen20No20Kings20Protest20BL20TT20018-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-183944" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">"No Kings" protesters line a street in McAllen.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420McAllen20No20Kings20Protest20BL20TT20102-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420McAllen20No20Kings20Protest20BL20TT20102-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Protest signs piled up in the grass at the " class="wp-image-183945" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Protest signs piled up in the grass at the "No Kings" demonstration in McAllen.</figcaption></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="a7753461-6ce5-4f17-9e71-fe478f815d5b">San Antonio&nbsp;</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420San20Antonio20No20Kings20Protest20EV20TT2002-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420San20Antonio20No20Kings20Protest20EV20TT2002-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A woman wearing a " class="wp-image-183947" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A woman wearing a "Public Radio" T-shirt places her hand over her heart during the national anthem at the "No Kings" demonstration in San Antonio.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420San20Antonio20No20Kings20Protest20EV20TT2015-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420San20Antonio20No20Kings20Protest20EV20TT2015-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Hundreds of protesters march down Navarro Street in downtown San Antonio." class="wp-image-183948" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Hundreds of protesters march down Navarro Street in downtown San Antonio.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420San20Antonio20No20Kings20Protest20EV20TT2005-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420San20Antonio20No20Kings20Protest20EV20TT2005-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A protester raises a sign reading " class="wp-image-183949" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A protester raises a sign reading "NO KING #2025" while chanting as demonstrators march through the streets of downtown San Antonio.</figcaption></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="f98e5bf4-93d1-4e6a-9bc5-f7f71dcc2824">Dallas</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Dallas20No20Kings20Protest20MC20TT2013-2-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Dallas20No20Kings20Protest20MC20TT2013-2-scaled.jpg" alt="Thousands gather in downtown Dallas for the " class="wp-image-194792" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Thousands gather in downtown Dallas for the "No Kings" protest on Saturday.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Dallas20No20Kings20Protest20MC20TT2002-2-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Dallas20No20Kings20Protest20MC20TT2002-2-scaled.jpg" alt="Thousands gather in front of Dallas City Hall to listen to speakers at the " class="wp-image-194793" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Thousands gather in front of Dallas City Hall to listen to speakers at the "No Kings" protest.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Dallas20No20Kings20Protest20MC20TT2014-3-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Dallas20No20Kings20Protest20MC20TT2014-3-scaled.jpg" alt="People watch the " class="wp-image-183953" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People watch the "No Kings" protest from inside a downtown Dallas Starbucks.</figcaption></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="505ed1c4-0ebb-4057-86c1-48641933ac18">El Paso&nbsp;</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420El20Paso20No20Kings20Protest20JH20TT2011-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420El20Paso20No20Kings20Protest20JH20TT2011-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Hundreds of people gather at the intersection of Edgemere and Airway in El Paso during the " class="wp-image-183955" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Hundreds of people gather at the intersection of Edgemere and Airway in El Paso during the "No Kings" protest.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420El20Paso20No20Kings20Protest20JH20TT2019-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420El20Paso20No20Kings20Protest20JH20TT2019-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Three generations of the Lepe family, ranging in age from 7 to 93, attend the " class="wp-image-183956" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Three generations of the Lepe family, ranging in age from 7 to 93, attend the "No Kings" protest in El Paso. From left: Jonah Lepe, Zoe Lepe, Margarita Lepe, Margo Lepe, and matriarch Maria Teresa, who uses a wheelchair.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420El20Paso20No20Kings20Protest20JH20TT2007-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420El20Paso20No20Kings20Protest20JH20TT2007-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Thomas Arditti waves an American flag in the middle of Airway Blvd. during the " class="wp-image-183957" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Thomas Arditti waves an American flag in the middle of Airway Blvd. during the "No Kings" protest in El Paso.</figcaption></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="e293577a-8b41-476e-911e-32575fb815ba">Odessa&nbsp;</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Odessa20No20Kings20Protest20EH20TT2023-3-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Odessa20No20Kings20Protest20EH20TT2023-3-scaled.jpg" alt="A protest organizer leads a chant during the " class="wp-image-183958" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A protest organizer leads a chant during the "No Kings" demonstration in Odessa.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Odessa20No20Kings20Protest20EH20TT2011-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Odessa20No20Kings20Protest20EH20TT2011-1-scaled.jpg" alt="An Odessa Police Department officer, right, confronts a Trump supporter as she walks through a crowd of " class="wp-image-183960" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An Odessa Police Department officer, right, confronts a Trump supporter as she walks through a crowd of "No Kings" demonstrators after jaywalking through a busy intersection.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Odessa20No20Kings20Protest20EH20TT2022-3-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Odessa20No20Kings20Protest20EH20TT2022-3-scaled.jpg" alt="Santianna Chavez, a demonstrator representing the Navajo Nation, poses for a photo during the " class="wp-image-183961" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Santianna Chavez, a demonstrator representing the Navajo Nation, poses for a photo during the "No Kings" protest in Odessa.</figcaption></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="11028710-8343-4f41-bbc6-be772cdbf362">Midland&nbsp;</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Midland20No20Kings20Protest20EH2004-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Midland20No20Kings20Protest20EH2004-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Protesters gather in downtown Midland for the " class="wp-image-183962" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Protesters gather in downtown Midland for the "No Kings" demonstration on Saturday afternoon.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Midland20No20Kings20Protest20EH20TT2002-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Midland20No20Kings20Protest20EH20TT2002-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A protest organizer leads a chant during the " class="wp-image-183964" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A protest organizer leads a chant during the "No Kings" demonstration in downtown Midland.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Midland20No20Kings20Protest20EH20TT2006-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Midland20No20Kings20Protest20EH20TT2006-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Protesters engage with Trump supporters during the " class="wp-image-183965" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Protesters engage with Trump supporters during the "No Kings" demonstration in downtown Midland.</figcaption></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="f3d7e6d6-4223-4595-a313-55af051c59d9">Austin</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Austin20No20Kings20Protest20RB20TT2014-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Austin20No20Kings20Protest20RB20TT2014-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Demonstrators gather at the south steps of the state Capitol in Austin during the " class="wp-image-183967" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Demonstrators gather at the south steps of the state Capitol in Austin during the "No Kings" protest on Saturday afternoon.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Austin20No20Kings20Protest20KG20TT2011-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Austin20No20Kings20Protest20KG20TT2011-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Austin Police officers in riot gear keep protesters away from the J.J. Pickle Federal Building after the " class="wp-image-183968" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Austin Police officers in riot gear keep protesters away from the J.J. Pickle Federal Building after the "No Kings" demonstration wound down in Austin Saturday night. The building had been vandalized by demonstrators the previous Monday.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Austin20No20Kings20Protest20KG20TT2004-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/061420Austin20No20Kings20Protest20KG20TT2004-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A Texas state trooper looks on as thousands participate in a " class="wp-image-183969" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A Texas state trooper looks on as thousands participate in a "No Kings" demonstration at the Capitol in Austin.</figcaption></figure>
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Houston

McAllen 

San Antonio 

Dallas

El Paso 

Odessa 

Midland 

Austin

Big news: 20 more speakers join the TribFest lineup! New additions include Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center; Michael Curry, former presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church; Beto O’Rourke, former U.S. Representative, D-El Paso; Joe Lonsdale, entrepreneur, founder and managing partner at 8VC; and Katie Phang, journalist and trial lawyer.

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Houston

Protestors dance in a circle during the “No Kings protest at Houston City Hall. Antranik Tavitian for The Texas Tribune

McAllen

Protest signs piled up in the grass at the “No Kings” demonstration in McAllen. Ben Lowy for The Texas Tribune

San Antonio

A woman wearing a “Public Radio” T-shirt places her hand over her heart during the national anthem at the “No Kings” demonstration in San Antonio. Eric Vryn for The Texas Tribune

A protester raises a sign reading “NO KING #2025” while chanting as demonstrators march through the streets of downtown San Antonio. Eric Vryn for The Texas Tribune

Dallas

People watch the “No Kings” protest from inside a downtown Dallas Starbucks. Maria Crane for The Texas Tribune

El Paso

Three generations of the Lepe family, ranging in age from 7 to 93, attend the “No Kings” protest in El Paso. From left: Jonah Lepe, Zoe Lepe, Margarita Lepe, Margo Lepe, and matriarch Maria Teresa, who uses a wheelchair. Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune

Thomas Arditti waves an American flag in the middle of Airway Blvd. during the “No Kings” protest in El Paso. Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune

Odessa

A protest organizer leads a chant during the “No Kings” demonstration in Odessa. Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune

Santianna Chavez, a demonstrator representing the Navajo Nation, poses for a photo during the “No Kings” protest in Odessa. Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune

Midland

Protesters engage with Trump supporters during the “No Kings” demonstration in downtown Midland. Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune

Austin

A Texas state trooper looks on as thousands participate in a “No Kings” demonstration at the Capitol in Austin. Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune

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Big news: 20 more speakers join the TribFest lineup! New additions include Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center; Michael Curry, former presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church; Beto O’Rourke, former U.S. Representative, D-El Paso; Joe Lonsdale, entrepreneur, founder and managing partner at 8VC; and Katie Phang, journalist and trial lawyer.

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