Daily Dispatch 10/17/25: Trump And Abbott Ratchet Up "Antifa" Talk On Day Before No Kings 2

Progress Texas Podcasts · Oct 17, 2025 · 8m

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:No Kings events, happening nationally tomorrow, include at least 40 across Texas: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.nokings.org/#map⁠⁠⁠...Governor Greg Abbott has again activated the Texas National Guard against the second No Kings event, specifically targeting Austin, and calling the rally a "planned Antifa-linked demonstration": https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/texas-greg-abbott-national-guard-no-kings-protest-austin/...Austin Mayor Kirk Watson says he has been assured that Guard troops will not be deployed to Austin's streets absent "an emergency…