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“Workers over Billionaires” protests are scheduled to take place in the Houston area on Monday, which is Labor Day.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/protests/2025/08/29/529775/workers-over-billionaires-houston-labor-day-protests-nationwide/

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The Harris County District Attorney’s office has dismissed criminal charges against eight protesters who were arrested earlier this year after they agreed to write essays about how to legally fight for social change. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/08/22/529305/houston-protestors-required-to-write-essays-to-dismiss-charges-as-part-of-da-agreement/

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About 100 protesters gathered Thursday at Houston City Hall, calling out what they say are attacks on civil and human rights under President Donald Trump’s administration.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/protests/2025/07/18/526692/houston-residents-participate-in-good-trouble-lives-on-protest-at-city-hall/

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“Good Trouble Lives On” protests in the Houston area are scheduled to correspond with nationwide demonstrations Thursday in opposition of President Donald Trump and his policies. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/protests/2025/07/16/526524/houston-good-trouble-lives-on-protests-trump-administration/

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Thousands of people gathered outside Houston City Hall on Saturday to protest what organizers described as authoritarian threats to democracy, marking President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday with a rally they called “No Kings Day.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/protests/2025/06/14/524089/no-kings-protests-thousands-gather-throughout-houston-area-to-oppose-trump-administration/

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Thousands of people are expected to protest in the Houston area and across Texas this weekend as part of a coordinated wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/06/14/524075/texas-trump-protests-immigration-deportation-ice-houston-austin-san-antonio-fort-worth/

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Local activists are planning to host a rally Friday night in response to recent federal immigration enforcement in Houston, particularly at immigration courts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/06/12/523911/fiel-houston-plans-protest-in-response-to-recent-ice-activity/

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire dismissed a letter from U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt claiming that “more than 1,800 riots have been planned at locations across the country, including our city of Houston” over the coming weekend. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/11/523752/mayor-whitmire-rebuffs-republican-congressmans-letter-claiming-riots-are-planned-in-houston/

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Crowds of hundreds gathered Sunday in Houston and San Antonio in protest of federal authorities’ redoubled efforts to detain and deport undocumented immigrants.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/06/09/523417/hundreds-gather-in-houston-and-san-antonio-to-protest-immigration-crackdowns-in-workplaces-courthouses/

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