HOUSTON — Elected Democratic officials, candidates, and Democratic supporters from across Texas will join college Democrats for their state convention culminating with A Better Texas: The Fight for Freedom Rally on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the University of Houston, continuing the fight to preserve basic freedoms the Republican Party is hell-bent on destroying.
Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke headlines the rally, which begins at 5:30 PM CST in the Houston Room on the University of Houston campus. Confirmed speakers also include U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S.
Congressman Al Green, Attorney General Candidate Joe Jaworski, Democratic Nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner Luke Warford, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, Texas Democratic Chair Gilberto Hinojosa, and Harris County Democratic Party Chair Odus Evbagharu. Rally attendees must RSVP in advance at https://www.txcollegedems.org/rally.
What: A Better Texas: The Fight for Freedom Rally
When: 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM (Doors Open at 5 PM)Where: University of Houston — Student Center South — the HOUSTON ROOM; 4800 Calhoun Rd. Houston, TX 77004
Confirmed Speakers:
Beto O’Rourke, Democratic Nominee for Texas Governor (Keynote Speaker)
Curtis Cornelious, Mayor of Little Elm
Kate Dentler, President of the Harris County Young Democrats
Odus Evbagharu, Chair of the Harris County Democratic Party
Gilberto Hinojosa, Chair of the Texas Democratic Party
Christian Menefee, Harris County Attorney
Zohaib Qadri, Austin City Council Candidate
Luke Warford, Democratic Nominee for Texas Railroad CommissionerJoe Jaworski, Candidate for Attorney General, Former Mayor of GalvestonDexter McCoy, Candidate for Fort Bend County Commissioner
U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
U.S. Congressman Al GreenMike Collier, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Lesley Briones, Candidate for Harris County Commissioner Precinct 4
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