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Muslims push back as Texas Republicans sharpen attacks on sharia law

Islamic scholars and Muslim Texans say fear and political opportunism distort the meaning of sharia.

The Texas Tribune

‘McCarthyism with a Texas Accent’

State Representative Salman Bhojani on the (not so) new rise of politicized Islamophobia

Texas Observer

TribCast: Anti-Muslim rhetoric in Texas politics

Rep. Salman Bhojani, one of the first Muslim state legislators, joins TribCast to talk about the backlash his community has experienced in state government.

The Texas Tribune

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North Texas school district cancels Islamic Games for alleged ties to group governor calls terroristic

The games' organizers said it was not associated with the group Gov. Greg Abbott has targeted.

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ DOGE committee takes inspiration from Elon Musk’s federal operation

The new legislative panel has been tasked to reduce the size and scope of government. But Democrats say they’re not interested in replicating Musk’s slash-and-burn approach.

The Texas Tribune

Texas woman charged after ‘attempting to drown’ Palestinian child

Woman charged with attempted murder as CAIR urges authorities to investigate US incident as a ‘hate crime’.

Al Jazeera

Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Drowning Child In Pool

Woman in Texas charged with attempted murder after trying to drown a child at a pool, making racial remarks towards a Muslim and Palestinian family.

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Texas 2023: Year in Photos

Texas photojournalists fanned the state, capturing historic news and intimate moments.

The Texas Tribune

Far-right activist blasts Speaker Phelan for being "pro-Muslim" in political mailer

The card insinuates that Phelan wants to wish his constituents a happy Ramadan instead of a merry Christmas. Muslim Texans say it’s Islamophobic and some Republicans say it doesn't reflect Christian values.

The Texas Tribune

Seven New Candidates Emerge In Texas State-Level Races

Texas Sees Increase in State-Level Candidates; Democrats and Republicans Vie for Legislative Seats

Zenger

Seven new candidates declare in Texas

Ballotpedia tracked seven new state-level candidates in Texas between Nov. 27-Dec. 3. This was two more candidates than the prior week.

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Quran taken from Texas Capitol chapel recovered by state police. They aren’t saying who removed it.

Days after it went missing, DPS identified the person who removed a family Quran Rep. Salman Bhojani had placed in the chapel. The state has since provided its own copy.

The Texas Tribune

Democrats decry Republican bill banning foreign land investment in Texas as racist

AUSTIN — Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu stood inside the Texas Capitol holding a photo of the childhood home in which he grew up in Houston after emigrating from China.

Tribune News Service

Oaths, M&Ms and a historic Quran: Texas’ freshman lawmakers begin their inaugural legislative session

New Texas House members were sworn into office Tuesday, including some who have already made history.

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Texas House Democrats enter session with bipartisan hopes — and a new leader who’s prepared to fight

There are 64 Democrats in the 150-member House, one fewer than before the election. There is also one fewer Democrat in the Senate.

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Record number of Muslims elected in US midterms: ‘We should lean into who we are’

Advocates cite desire ‘to create social change’ as candidates win seats at the national, state and local levels

The Texas Tribune

For the first time, Texas voters send Muslims and openly gay Black men to Legislature

Voters elected Christian Manuel Hayes to House District 22 in Beaumont, Venton Jones to HD-100 in Dallas, Salman Bhojani to HD-92 in Tarrant County and Suleman Lalani to HD-76 in Fort Bend County.

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