About 500 people participated in the protest at its peak, according to a DPS estimate. Just after 1 p.m., the protesters began to march down Congress Avenue and around several downtown Austin blocks before heading back to the Capitol steps about an hour later,

The protests by the 50501 Movement come days after rallies in opposition of Trump's immigration policies were held across the country.

A movement to protest the early actions of President Donald Trump’s administration took off Wednesday, as demonstrators gathered outside the Texas Statehouse (AP video: Lekan Oyekanmi)