Several protests are planned across North Texas this weekend. Gov. Greg Abbott said he has National Guard troops on standby.

Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops across the state ahead of mass, anti-Trump protests, internal memos obtained by the American-Statesman reveal military leaders are scrambling to find and train enough personnel for the mission.

Read more Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he’s deploying 5,000 Texas National Guard members to cities with planned anti-Trump protests this weekend. Abbott said on social media those troops “will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order.

Josh Smith homered and scored all three Texas runs in his fifth consecutive two-hit game to help the Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday night. The leadoff hitter had a single in the first and scored on Corey Seager’s sacrifice fly.

A line of severe storms, up to a half foot of rain, drenching Central Texas and causing flash flooding.

Officials said that they were still searching for survivors after a storm on Thursday in the San Antonio region.

On Thursday, June 12, floodwaters swept away multiple vehicles, with the rain resulting in several deaths, which all occurred in the northeast part of the city, the Associated Press reported, citing authorities.