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Greg Abbott: Gallery Seats and Banners Reading

greg abbott: After about 40 minutes, they began to cheer, drowning out the lawmakers below, according to The Chronicle Herald. Protesters also blew whistles and chanted Here to stay! and Hey, hey, ho, ho, SB4 has got to go, referring to the bill that Gov. Activists wearing red T-shirts reading Lucha, or Fight, quietly filled hundreds of gallery seats as proceedings began. Greg Abbott signed into law this month. The demonstration continued for about 20 minutes as officers led people out of the chamber peacefully in small groups. Some unfurled banners reading See you in court! and See you at the polls! State House leadership stopped the session and asked state troopers to clear the gallery. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.