Before that, however, the weekend reached fever pitch Saturday, when several separate protests addressing a wide variety of issues were held within the same few hours in different corners of North Texas. Feral cat colony advocates congregated in Oak Cliff to protest a local real estate developer's trapping and relocating of neighborhood feral cats.
That very topic was the subject of our current cover story. For years, Oak Cliff residents and Good Space founder David Spence have battled over differing views of how the neighborhood should approach the feral cats that many say help give the Bishop Arts District a great deal of charm.
North of that, a large number of Dallasites gathered in Dealey Plaza, while many Fort Worth and McKinney residents took to their respective streets for the latest installment of the “Hands Off!” rally. President Donald Trump's extreme immigration policies and Elon Musk's increased power have been prominent targets of the 2025 rallies. The frequent series of grassroots-powered protests seems to be gaining steam as the rallies continue to increase in frequency and number across the country.
Also on Saturday afternoon, dozens of white supremacists gathered in Frisco to “Protect White Americans.” This rally in particular is a sign of just how polarizing and large of a story the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf has become. The dramatic Frisco event came two days after the family of Karmelo Anthony, the teen who has reportedly admitted to the murder, expressed anger over what they feel has been racist treatment. During the rally, Austin Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, called the organizer, and over speaker phone, told the group of white supremacists that "they are part of the fucking problem."
Here are some pictures and videos from the local protests:
Oak Cliff Cats
Oak Cliff has been embroiled in a messy feud between animal rights activists endeared by the local colonies of feral cats and David Spence, owner of a commercial and residential real estate firm in Bishop Arts. In our story, Spence acknowledges that he has not only trapped feral cats from near his properties, but has also driven many of them miles away to an area near Interstate 30 in Grand Prairie to dump them. Also noted in our story, Dallas Animal Services admits the law isn't as clear-cut when it comes to such activity as the Oak Cliff cat lovers would like it to be.50501 in Dallas
Since Trump's inauguration, political protests have arguably become more common around North Texas than in recent years. The largest of these is coordinated regularly by 50501, a movement of 50 protests in 50 states on one day. The protests oppose the Trump administration's policies and heed the warning of a "constitutional crisis." Thousands collected in Dallas on Saturday, with many more in McKinney, Fort Worth and several other North Texas cities. Dallas Protest.
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Protect White People in Frisco
Former Jan. 6 rioter and U.S. Senatorial candidate from Florida, Jake Lang, was in Frisco this weekend on behalf of his supremacist organization, "Protect White People." Lang and a dozen others were at Kuykendall Stadium, where Austin Metcalf was killed weeks ago. Lang has used Metcalf's death to piggyback into prominence as a spokesperson for white nationalism, and used the alleged perpetrator, 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, as a poster child for "violent Black culture."byu/WaitPrestigious7690 in50501
Metcalf's father, Jesse Metcalf, phoned into the protest to condemn Lang and accuse him of perpetrating racial divides in the country. The grieving father also asked Lang to cease the use of his son's picture. Two participants were arrested, and one was treated after being pepper-sprayed.
Incredible moment in Frisco: Austin Metcalf’s dad apparently calling organizers of the Protect White People rally to say they’re “part of the fucking problem” and to stop using photos of his kid. They responded by blaming his “white guilt” for “thousands more Austin Metcalfs” pic.twitter.com/vVu2ZLdfEm
— Robert Downen (@RobertDownen_) April 19, 2025
