Oct. 13 (UPI) — The city of Conroe, Texas, has tabled its plan to create a rule that would require protesters to apply for a permit and pay a fee for gatherings of more than 25 people.
The city council of Conroe, about 45 minutes north of Houston, had been discussing the idea after the last No Kings protest in the city. Police Chief Jon Buckholtz told the city that he was concerned about safety issues with protesters along a highway and the costs to law enforcement, the Houston Chronicle reported.
The city pushed back its decision but it wouldn’t have affected this weekend’s protests. The next No Kings protest is scheduled for Saturday in cities all throughout the United States.
“I have had many concerns as we have had to have an increased presence protest over and over, we have [them] scheduled almost every weekend,” the Chronicle reported Buckholtz said. “It’s costing us a lot of money for us to prevent harm to protesters because they are standing next to a highway.”…