City of Austin reiterates importance of 'peaceful and safe assembly' ahead of Saturday protest

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin is continuing to reinforce the importance of a "peaceful and safe assembly" as a scheduled protest in the city is expected to kick off at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Texas Capitol.This comes after the city held a press conference Thursday to discuss its preparations for planned protests happening over the weekend. What we know about how the Texas National Guard trains for protests, what they’ll bringThat conference was held following an anti-ICE protest on Mo