WASHINGTON (AP) — There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. There were mighty machines of war, brought out to dazzle and impress. And there was the spray of tear gas against demonstrators in Los Angeles and Atlanta, and rolling waves of anti-Trump resistance coast to coast.

Thousands filled downtown streets Saturday as part of coordinated demonstrations targeting what speakers called the president's authoritarian tendencies.

The Houston demonstration is one of several planned in the region throughout the day and is expected to draw thousands of protesters.

“People are fed up.” That is why hundreds of people showed up for the No Kings protest at Campus 805’s Butler Green in Huntsville, according to organizer Jeff Angle.

A “No Kings” protest east of Pittsburgh wound down after about two hours of chants, speeches and the near constant honking of car horns, with no clashes beyond some harsh words exchanged with Trump supporters in passing cars.

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis spoke during a "No Kings" protest Saturday in Downtown Pittsburgh. "Every day, Donald Trump has been putting American families at risk," Davis told the crowd of a few hundred in front of the City-County Building.

Texas officials arrested a man Saturday evening in connection with a "credible threat" against state lawmakers attending the Democratic-led "No Kings" protest at the state Capitol. There is no additional active threat,

Thousands gathered at Houston City Hall for a lively protest early Saturday, cheering as local speakers decried President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Police officers in protective gear ringed parts of a subdued but attentive crowd.