National Guard troops will be sent to Austin ahead of a "planned antifa-linked demonstration" this weekend, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday.

Aboot said he instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to deploy personnel and "tactical assets" to the state's capital. DPS law enforcement personnel, including state troopers, Special Agents, and Texas Rangers, along with Texas National Guard soldiers, will be sent to the Austin area "to maintain law and order," Abbott's news release states.

"Violence and destruction will never be tolerated in Texas," Abbott said in a statement. "Today, I directed the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard to deploy all necessary law enforcement officials and resources to ensure the safety of Au

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