Conroe Brewery Cancels Rittenhouse Anti-Censorship Rally

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A Conroe, Texas brewery has canceled a rally featuring Kyle Rittenhouse, claiming that the event doesn't reflect its values.

Southern Star Brewing Company will no longer host the "Rally Against Censorship" featuring Rittenhouse on Jan. 26, explaining its position Friday in a Twitter post.

"Southern star brewery is an apolitical organization. But we feel that this event doesn't reflect our own values and we could not in good faith continue to rent our space for the event on 1/26. We don't do rallies, we make beer for people who like beer," the brewery said.

On Twitter, Rittenhouse said the cancellation was "disappointing."

"It’s really disappointing to see that places continue to censor me and not allow my voice and many other voices to be heard because they bend to the woke crowd. I’ll keep you guys updated on the event on the 26th that I was supposed to speak at,"

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Trump Rallies In Texas Draw Tens Of Thousands

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Former President Donald Trump criticized Democrats for a litany of issues, including inflation and immigration, during an Austin rally Saturday where he urged conservative supporters to help the Republican Party take control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.

The rally's speakers featured Trump, his son Don, Junior, former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo - what radio ads for the event featuring Trump called his "dream team."

The Austin rally drew approximately 10,000 people. A rally in Conroe, Texas reportedly true up to 80,000 in a larger venue.

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AOC To Rally In Texas Against Democrat Rep. Cuellar

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., announced a rally in Texas to support two candidates in next month's Democratic primary.

"Texans, are you ready?" Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter. "We’re coming in for a major DOUBLE-RALLY next Saturday, Feb 12th… This one’s going to be special."

The rally will support Jessica Cisneros, who is looking to unseat incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, in Texas' 28th Congressional District. 

Cuellar previously bested Cisneros by four points in the 2020 primary, but now faces controversy after his home was raided by FBI agents last month.

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San Antonio Church Under fire After "Let's Go Brandon" Chants

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A San Antonio church is coming under fire over video showing people inside the place of worship chanting the viral anti-Biden phrase, "Let’s Go Brandon." 

"A euphemism for, you know, less than well wishes for the president of the United States and it has become a kind of a radical conservative rallying cry," Oklahoma pastor Jeremy Coleman said of the video showing people within the nondenominational Cornerstone Church chanting the phrase. 

"It was gut-wrenching and heartbreaking," Coleman added, according to News4SA. 

An outside group held a "ReAwaken America" conference at the facility, which is run by televangelist John Hagee, from Nov. 11-13, where allies of former Pres. Trump, such as Michael Flynn and My Pillow CEO Michael Lindell, spoke, Newsweek reported. 

San Antonio Democratic congressman Joaquin Castro condemned the rally.

"This is not a church service. It’s a political rally. It’s also a prime example of why more people are turned off by and leaving organized religion," Castro said on Twitter. 

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Democrat Beto O'Rourke To Hold Statehouse Rally For Voting Rights

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Again, Beto O'Rourke is driving into small towns in red Texas to talk about democracy. 

The former El Paso congressman, near-miss U.S. Senate contender, and wider-miss presidential aspirant has been on the road for a couple of weeks on his "Texas Drive for Democracy" campaign tour, holding town halls about voting rights. 

The likely future Democratic candidate for governor is heading to Austin today for a big rally at the Texas Capitol. A counter-rally by Republicans will support GOP legislators' plan for election reforms, witch Beto and his fellow Democrats call "voter suppression," but Republicans say is necessary to prevent fraud and local counties from creating their own election laws. 

They cite Harris County in 2020, which arbitrarily extended voting hours and locations to ramp up vote totals in the heavily Democratic areas of Houston.

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