The stage was set for a photo-worthy showdown at the Alamo. Instead, protesters marched to mariachi and conjunto music and lots of honking.

San Antonio marchers joined about 2,000 similar events in Houston, Austin, Dallas and in cities across the nation.

Members of the Texas National Guard have been deployed to San Antonio in anticipation of protests this week in the city as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers continue to conduct raids.

City leaders are addressing concerns after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the deployment of the National Guard to San Antonio ahead of the "No Kings Day" protest scheduled for this weekend. San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the city received no "advance warning" of the National Guard from Abbott.

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The mayor and the police chief said the governor did not notify them of the military deployment. They also have no details about the soldiers’ mission. They said the city is prepared to oversee peaceful demonstrations at the Alamo tonight and at Travis Park on Saturday.

The governor's spokesman says soldiers are "on standby." Protests against immigrant arrests are planned for Wednesday and Saturday in downtown San Antonio.

Texas National Guard officials also didn't respond to San Antonio Express-News' request for comment. National Guard deployed after Monday protests throughout Texas News of the National Guard's deployment comes after hundreds of protesters assembled at the ...

San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus, Mayor Ron Nirenberg and City Manager Erik Walsh will share the city’s public safety plan for protests at a news conference.