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🪧 Saturday Protest Organizer Says Texas National Guard Deployment Is Unnecessary

Hands Off Central Texas is hosting Saturday’s “No Kings” protest at the Texas Capitol and the group’s president, Sophia Mirto, is calling out Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to ready the state’s National Guard for the protest, calling it unnecessary. [KXAN]

• Abbott has deployed a total of 7,000 personnel to "maintain law and order." [Texas Gov. Greg Abbott]

💭 What Officials Are Saying Ahead of Weekend Protest

Austin officials are urging Saturday protesters to be peaceful following the arrest of 13 people during an anti-ICE demonstration downtown Monday night, when Abbott threatened protesters across the state, using the phrase FAFO, which means “f*** around and find out.” [City Cast Austin 🎧]

☀️ Which H-E-B Scented Sunscreens To Try

H-E-B is offering up scented sunscreens this summer and apparently they smell really good! This list is dictating which sunscreen I plan to add to my next H-E-B order. 🫡 [Texas Monthly]

⚖️ Students Want To Challenge New In-State Tuition Rules

A group of undocumented students hopes to overturn a ruling from earlier this month that saw Texas do away with a decades-old law giving undocumented students in-state tuition rates, asking a judge to let them intervene in the case. [KUT]