{"id":2649011,"date":"2026-08-24T16:13:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-abortion-protesters-fight-back-after-texas-arrests\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:16:00","slug":"christian-abortion-protesters-fight-back-after-texas-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-abortion-protesters-fight-back-after-texas-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Abortion Protesters Fight Back After Texas Arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchristian-abortion-protesters-fight-back-after-texas-arrests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2649011&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Activists advocating to end abortion faced recent opposition when four members were arrested during a public protest near the Alamo in San Antonio on August 15. They were holding signs adn demonstrating outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-asks-for-protesters-first-amendment-zone-to-be-moved-further-from-rnc-convention-venue\/\" title=\"GOP requests relocation of ...&#039; &#039;First Amendment Zone&#039; away from RNC convention ...\">designated free speech zone<\/a>,which is marked by a large star with a quote from Benjamin Franklin emphasizing free speech. Texas Department of Public Safety officers threatened to arrest them for criminal trespass unless they left the area, claiming they were protesting outside the permissible zone. <\/p>\n<p>The protesters, represented by attorney CJ Grisham, argued their First Amendment rights to free speech in a customary public forum and challenged the legality of the rules enforced by the Alamo Trust, which manages the site. Despite efforts to stand within the &#8220;freedom circle,&#8221; they were unable to fit inside it, and ultimately, four were arrested for refusing to comply with the officers&#8217; orders.<\/p>\n<p>Grisham plans to contest the charges in court and potentially pursue a lawsuit, criticizing law enforcement for enforcing what he calls unconstitutional rules. The incident echoes previous conflicts involving protesters and police at public events, raising concerns about viewpoint discrimination and the restrictions placed on free speech in historically meaningful spaces.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Activists pushing to end abortion are fighting back hard after four of their members were arrested for publicly protesting abortion.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests occurred on Aug. 15 near the Alamo in San Antonio, where the abortion abolitionists were holding signs in a public area, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/abortion-abolitionists-holding-signs-reading-bible-arrested.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Christian Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The signs and protests attracted the attention of several Texas Department of Public Safety officers who accused the group of protesting outside a \u201cdesignated free speech zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In one video uploaded to social media, a DPS officer could be seen threatening to arrest the group unless they \u201ccomply.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING\ud83d\udea8People demonstrating at the Alamo to end abortion were ARRESTED for being outside the designated \u201cFREE SPEECH ZONE\u201d. Why does the Alamo have \u201cfree speech zones\u201d when the Alamo is described as a historically public space?<\/p>\n<p>Follow:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Carlos__Turcios?\">@Carlos__Turcios<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DallasExpress?\">@DallasExpress<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ytjUQHPQne\">pic.twitter.com\/ytjUQHPQne<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carlos Turcios (@Carlos__Turcios) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Carlos__Turcios\/status\/2089096378593210597?\">August 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll right, you\u2019ve got five minutes to comply to the rules,\u201d the officer said. \u201cIf you choose not to, you\u2019ll be asked to leave. If you don\u2019t leave, you\u2019ll be arrested for criminal trespass. Do you understand? I\u2019ll take that as you understand. I\u2019ll see you in five minutes, 9:52.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Texas attorney CJ Grisham of Texas Gun Rights is representing the protesters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we told them that we have a First Amendment right in a traditional public forum like a sidewalk, they ordered them to leave and gave them a trespass warning if they didn\u2019t,\u201d he told The Christian Post.<\/p>\n<p>When the officer returned, four protesters were arrested for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flashback-trespasser-picked-worst-home-possible-got-chewed-mike-tysons-pet-tiger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminal trespass<\/a> based on what Grisham termed \u201cunconstitutional and unlawful orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grisham took issue with the orders because the officers were \u201cenforcing rules propagated by the Alamo Trust, the private organization that manages the Alamo property on behalf of the state of Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no ordinance,\u201d he told the newspaper. \u201cThey were only enforcing rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alamo Abolitionist Event\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y70SF9p-f3c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/texas\/article\/anti-abortion-protesters-arrested-near-alamo-22391494.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Antonio Express-News<\/a>, the Alamo\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thealamo.org\/visit\/visiting-tips\/site-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official site rules<\/a> \u201climit demonstrations to a designated free speech zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe area is marked by a large star engraved with a quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin: \u2018Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech,&#8217;\u201d the paper reported.<\/p>\n<p>To the activists\u2019 credit, they tried standing in the \u201cfreedom circle,\u201d as it\u2019s called, but they could barely fit inside it:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fspeakupforthosewithoutavoice%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0bCrvHP457ps8N65SKF2XbYy4gWnDrZnt764QQBfKQSYB5HbXRzGnyReC6Apea5Uql&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Grisham told The Christian Post that his \u201cnext step\u201d is to \u201cget the charges dismissed or fight them in court.\u201d Either way, he intends to eventually sue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big cities are run by anti-Christian leftists and the police do their bidding,\u201d he said. \u201cThe police will do anything for a paycheck, including following these unconstitutional rules and enforcing them to the point of violence. It\u2019s a sad state of affairs how far our law enforcement community has fallen from their oath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, he sent a letter to Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham asking her to look into this matter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D2834150876978451%26set%3Da.101431960250370%26type%3D3&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"639\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This latest incident comes a month after a Fort Worth police officer threatened to arrest several evangelists during a public event, as The Christian Post reported. 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