Ice Villa, a 25-year old rapper from San Antonio, was disappointed that she had been out of town last week when around two hundred people gathered at city hall to protest recent raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. So she decided to host a protest of her own. “I figured, whoever wants to pop out, cool,” she said.She called the event “Take Back the Alamo” and posted it on social media. As the world turned its attention to the mounting tension in Los Angeles, Villa’s post went semi-viral. Soon local news stations started reporting that Governor Greg Abbott had called in the Texas Army National Guard in response to planned protests. Just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, two large white buses marked with National Emergency Management…
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