Texas National Guard confirms replacement of seven service members from Illinois mission following viral photo that sparked fitness criticism.

The Texas National Guard removed seven soldiers from Illinois amid questions about their physical fitness. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called it a return to “standards.”

On Thursday, a federal judge ruled to temporarily block the deployment of troops to Illinois. The ruling reads that no National Guard members may be deployed to the state for the next 14 days. The restraining order, effective in the ruling, will expire on Wednesday, Oct. 22.

Social media users appear to have bullied Texas into pulling some members of the Texas National Guard deployed to aid Trump’s Chicago crackdown.

Gov. Greg Abbott deployed Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called the federal protection mission "illegal and unconstitutional."

After an uproar on social media over photos of Texas National Guard deployed to Illinois appearing to be overweight, some of them have been sent back home.

Austin's mayor clarified in a statement later Thursday that the troops would not be on the streets unless there was “emergency need.” The post Gov. Abbott activates Texas National Guard ahead of “No Kings” protest in Austin appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

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The governor called the planned protest an “antifa-linked demonstration.” Nearly 100 events will take place over the weekend throughout the Lone Star State.

U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut could make a ruling as early as Friday on whether to keep her broader order in place that bars federal deployment of any National Guard troops to Oregon. Immergut has set a hearing by phone for 10 a.m. Friday to discuss the federal government’s motion to throw out the temporary restraining order.