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Demonstrators filled streets in cities and towns all around the Lone Star State on Saturday for “50501” demonstrations. The coordinated, nationwide protests against the Trump administration saw major turnouts reported in Houston, Austin, Fort Worth and San Antonio.

Organizers offered resources for participants to get civically engaged in their local communities after the April 19 march.

The Dallas “Hands Off!” protest was one of more than 1,000 planned across the country on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.

The march comes amid growing attacks on LGBTQ rights across Texas and the U.S.

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

The demonstration is part of a national protest against the conservative plan to enact sweeping change within the federal government. The Texas House and Senate are also in session Wednesday.

The five activists were fined for blocking the entrance to the GAF shingle factory during a protesting earlier this year. They say air pollution from the facility endangers public health.

Two students and members of pro-Palestinian groups at UTD say the university found insufficient evidence that students arrested during a campus encampment in May violated university rules.

Oct. 7 marks the anniversary of the Hamas-led attack in Israel and the conflict that's followed after. One year later, Jewish and Arab Americans in North Texas continue to deal with the grief and anger from the escalating war.

UPS workers and union leaders held a rally outside a UPS facility in McKinney on Wednesday calling for changes to heat safety protocol.

Nine students and recent graduates say they will not accept responsibility or punishment for allegedly breaking UTD rules while protesting the war in Gaza.

Students arrested at a May 1 pro-Palestinian encampment will have the opportunity this week to respond to allegations they violated UTD's Student Code of Conduct.