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Man arrested after fight with minors during anti-ICE school walkout

  • On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott posted on X responding to student-led walkouts tied to ICE activity and said the state is exploring stripping funding from districts that condone walkouts.
  • Starting Friday, students in Houston and Austin walked out to protest ICE operations and alleged killings by federal immigration officers, spreading across multiple districts.
  • Viral footage shows an adult confronting students near Johnson High School in Buda, leading to police arresting Chad Michael Watts, 45, on assault charges.
  • The TEA released guidance Tuesday empowering Education Commissioner Mike Morath to investigate districts and appoint monitors or replacement boards if violations occur.
  • Districts have pushed back, saying they did not endorse the protests while Attorney General Ken Paxton requested Austin ISD documents and a Hays ISD teacher was placed on administrative leave; Ayaan Moledina said, `I think that there needs to be action taken on that...
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Man Arrested After Physical Confrontation With High Schoolers At ICE Walkout Goes Viral

“No matter one’s political views, an adult bears a clear responsibility to exercise restraint, especially in the presence of children,” a county official said.

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Texas man picks a fight with teens protesting ICE, assaults high school girl in caught-on-camera brawl: cops

Chaotic video shows the moments 45-year-old Chad Michael Watts allegedly attacked the teen girl during the violent fight that broke out at a high school anti-ICE protest.

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Man arrested for attacking teen during anti-ICE protest at school

A Texas man was arrested after violently attacking a teenager during a protest against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.Police determined that 45-year-old Chad Michael Watts was the primary aggressor during a fight with the minor teen as hundreds of students from Hays Consolidated Inde...

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45-year-old 'primary aggressor' charged after wild brawl caught on video involving apparent HS students at ICE protest

The melee began as a verbal argument between an adult male and a juvenile female, police say.

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Hays County man arrested following altercation with student protesters

Officers saw an adult male in a verbal argument with a female minor, and the argument soon turned physical, escalating to involve multiple minors.

·United States
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Man arrested after fight with teens during student-led Texas ICE protest

He was arrested one day after the fight.

·San Antonio, United States
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KVUE broke the news in Austin, United States on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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