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Far-right activist blasts Speaker Phelan for being "pro-Muslim" in political mailer
Read full article: Far-right activist blasts Speaker Phelan for being "pro-Muslim" in political mailerThe 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.
Quran taken from Texas Capitol chapel recovered by state police. They aren’t saying who removed it.
Read full article: 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.
Oaths, M&Ms and a historic Quran: Texas’ freshman lawmakers begin their inaugural legislative session
Read full article: Oaths, M&Ms and a historic Quran: Texas’ freshman lawmakers begin their inaugural legislative sessionNew Texas House members were sworn into office Tuesday, including some who have already made history.
For the first time, Texas voters send Muslims and openly gay Black men to Legislature
Read full article: For the first time, Texas voters send Muslims and openly gay Black men to LegislatureVoters 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.
Analysis: Texas legislators aren’t ready to take self-interest out of redistricting
Read full article: Analysis: Texas legislators aren’t ready to take self-interest out of redistrictingIn Texas, the Legislature draws political maps — with results that predictably favor the party in power. Do independent commissions do any better?