Social media users appear to have bullied Texas into pulling some members of the Texas National Guard deployed to aid Trump’s Chicago crackdown.

The Texas National Guard removed seven soldiers from Illinois amid questions about their physical fitness. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called it a return to “standards.”

On Thursday, a federal judge ruled to temporarily block the deployment of troops to Illinois. The ruling reads that no National Guard members may be deployed to the state for the next 14 days. The restraining order, effective in the ruling, will expire on Wednesday, Oct. 22.

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What will Texas National Guard troops do in Chicago? Who's paying their salaries? What's behind the legal dispute over the deployment? We answer your questions.

Texas National Guard confirms replacement of seven service members from Illinois mission following viral photo that sparked fitness criticism.

U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut could make a ruling as early as Friday on whether to keep her broader order in place that bars federal deployment of any National Guard troops to Oregon. Immergut has set a hearing by phone for 10 a.m. Friday to discuss the federal government’s motion to throw out the temporary restraining order.

Austin's mayor clarified in a statement later Thursday that the troops would not be on the streets unless there was “emergency need.” The post Gov. Abbott activates Texas National Guard ahead of “No Kings” protest in Austin appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

A 'No Kings' protest against perceived authoritarianism and threats to democracy is scheduled in Austin, drawing tens of thousands. Governor Abbott activated the National Guard, citing concerns about an 'antifa-linked demonstration,

Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's 'authoritarian march'

A photo of chunky Texas National Guard troops in Chicago went viral, and 7 were sent home. But there's nothing soft about Guard fitness standards.