Riley Gaines shares video of ‘Save Women’s Sports’ bill protester appearing to throw water at legislators

Independent Women's Network chapter leader Michelle Evans and NCAA athlete Macy Petty tell Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt about attacks they witnessed during the signing of Texas' 'Save Women's Sports Act.'

Protesters were out in full force in Texas Monday ahead of Gov. Greg Abbott's ceremonial signing of the "Save Women’s Sports Act."

Those in attendance said protesters gathered at the event threw objects and spat at those who gathered in support of the legislation.

Riley Gaines, a former NCAA Division I swimmer who attended the signing, shared a video on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, of a protester appearing to direct water toward legislators.

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A male protester appears to pour water out of a bottle toward the group.

"You don't waste ammo on something you don't want to hit. We're right over the target," Gaines wrote on her account.

Abbott was joined by Gaines and Paula Scanlan at the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame at Texas Woman’s University in Denton for a ceremonial signing of the bill, which was previously signed into law in June. 

Independent Women's Network's Austin chapter leader Michelle Evans told Fox News Digital after the event she was assaulted when she left the building to observe the protest, which she estimated to be by a crowd of around 250. 

"It was — I guess the best word to describe them was they were rabid," Evans said.

"When I turned around to go back inside of the building, that's when somebody threw water on me. Somebody told me they know where I ‘f---ing