– Anti-Israel Protesters Force Cancellation of Houston Young Republicans Event Featuring Jewish Councilwoman
– Tim Walz and Beto O’Rourke Pormote Anti-Trump Resistance in Fort Bend County
– Texas Democrats Choose Extreme Leftist as New Chairman
Anti-Israel Protesters Force Cancellation of Houston Young Republicans Event Featuring Jewish Councilwoman
Ringing loud bells and shouting phrases such as “You like dead babies, Amy Peck!”, “Free, free Palestine!” and “Fix, six, seven, eight, Israel is a racist state” through a bullhorn, a group of anti-Israel protestors forced the cancellation of a Houston Young Republicans meeting on Tuesday.
The meeting was supposed to feature Houston City Councilwoman Amy Peck and a discussion of issues facing Houston municipal government. However, shouting protestors surrounded Peck’s car, making it unsafe for her to enter the event venue. Houston police were called to the scene, allowing Peck to drive away from the venue safely.
The protestors appeared to target the event because Peck is Jewish.
“The Houston Young Republicans proudly stand with Council Member Amy Peck—a fierce conservative voice and friend to our organization. The discriminatory disruption of our chapter’s event on account of Councilwoman Peck’s Jewish faith was vile and unacceptable—and has no place in our city or politics.
We will not be silenced. We remain committed to a political climate rooted in respect, civility, and the free flow of ideas. We look forward to hosting Council Member Peck at a later date,” said Courtney Trevino, President of Houston Young Republicans.
This was not the first time the Houston Young Republicans have been forced to cancel an event featuring a Jewish speaker due to safety concerns caused by anti-Israel activists. Last year, The Texas Voice reported on an incident where the Houston Young Republicans were forced to cancel a meeting featuring Livia Link-Raviv, Consul General of Israel to the Southwest, after anti-Israel activists threatened to burn down the venue where the meeting was scheduled to be held. That event was later held at a different venue with heightened security, forcing the Houston Young Republicans to incur significant costs for the added security.
Tim Walz and Beto O’Rourke Hold Event in Fort Bend County
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and former Congressman and perennial candidate Beto O’Rourke held a “town hall” event in Fort Bend County on Thursday where they doubled down on the far-left policies that have been attributed to the Democratic Party some of its worst polling numbers ever.
The event saw O’Rourke, who has run unsuccessful campaigns for the United States Senate, President, and Governor since 2018, attempt to cast himself as the leader of a resistance movement against President Trump.
“Though these may be dark days, and they most certainly are, and this President has pushed this country and our democracy to the very edge- to the precipice- I want you to know that we can push back,” said O’Rourke, who also compared his resistance movement to “those brave service members who landed on those beaches in Normandy of June of 1944 to defend democracy here at home while fighting fascism overseas.”
Walz endorsed the idea of a national strike that was raised by one of the speakers at the event.
“I’m with this guy on the national strike,” said Walz. “The Europeans know how to do it.”
Walz and O’Rourke have both been soundly rejected by Texas voters in recent years. The Kamala Harris-Tim Walz Presidential ticket was defeated by nearly 14 points in Texas last year, while O’Rourke lost to Governor Greg Abbott by almost 11 points in 2022.
Texas Democrats Choose Extreme Leftist as New Chairman
Taking a page from the Republican Party of Texas, the Texas Democratic Party elected a failed legislative candidate with a poor fundraising history as the Party’s new State Chairman.
The State Democratic Executive Committee met yesterday to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of longtime Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa. Kendall Scudder, who earned the endorsement of the far-left Texas Progressive Caucus, was elected as the new Chairman.
Scudder ran an unsuccessful campaign for State Senate in 2018, losing to Republican State Senator Bob Hall by 18.6 points. Scudder also ran in the Democratic Primary for Texas House District 114 in 2022, coming in third in a five-way race.
The most recent campaign finance report filed by the Texas Democratic Party with the Federal Election Commission showed the Party in the red, with $35,576.02 cash on hand and $113,374.46 in outstanding debts. Scudder served as the Texas Democratic Party’s Vice Chair for Finance at the time of his election as State Chairman.
