Jen Margulies bows her head during a prayer vigil at Austin City Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. The vigil was organized by Children’s Defense Fund–Texas and the Immigrant Services Network of Austin as part of a Free Families Solidarity Vigil urging Congress to end the detention of families by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Protestors in downtown Austin gathered Friday evening as part of a nationwide movement protesting recent actions of ICE, or Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Hays CISD says that hundreds of its students have left campus to stage protests Monday. Other districts in Central Texas also reported students leaving campus to protest

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Texas Capitol as part of a nationwide protest of actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. After being joined by hundreds of protesters that marched from The University of Texas at Austin,

BookPeople and other local shops closed down, or kept doors open but suspended sales in solidarity with national demonstrations against immigration enforcement

Law enforcement is investigating after videos surfaced online of a man confronting Buda-area students protesting ICE operations on Monday afternoon.

The state education agency issued guidance to districts after Gov. Abbott directed its commissioner to investigate the student protests of killings by federal agents.

Thousands of people packed into Pan American Neighborhood Park in East Austin for an anti-ICE rally, which was led by several high-profile Texas Democrats, including Greg Casar, Joaquin Castro and James Talarico.