Two National Guard members told the Statesman they have deep concerns about the scale and scope of the deployment, which dwarfs Abbott’s 1,000-troop response to protests in 2020 over George Floyd’s m...

“None of this had anything to do with Texas,” said Jeremy Paul, professor of law at Northeastern University.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he has deployed more than 5,000 National Guard troops to quell protests throughout the state.