Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is deploying thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers ahead of planned anti-ICE protests across the state this weekend.

Gov. Greg Abbott has previously deployed the Texas National Guard and DPS troopers during Black Lives Matter protests and for border control.

A credible threat led to an evacuation at the Texas Capitol, but operations resumed before a protest; one person was detained in La Grange.

Over 2,000 troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety and over 5,000 Texas National Guard soldiers have been deployed across the state ahead of

A Houston woman was arrested after Texas DPS troopers found 25 illegal immigrants hidden behind mattresses and inside a crawlspace of a box truck, leading to human smuggling charges.

“Events like these are the primary means of raising money for the foundation and helping the men and women of DPS,” said Darrell Taylor, chairman of the DPS Foundation. “Through immediate financial assistance and our scholarship program, this is how we’re able to give back.”