Faith Communities

4+ week, 14+ hour ago   (971+ words) Over the weekend, officials at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport abandoned plans to add additional foot washing stations used for an Islamic purification ritual after Governor Greg Abbott threatened to pull federal funding over supposed “religious discrimination.” Dallas-Fort Worth has become a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (381+ words) Muslim communities in Texas State in the USA are grappling with heightened anxiety as anti-Muslim political rhetoric, state-level government investigations, and localized hostility continue to escalate. The friction is particularly acute across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, where rapid growth…...

4+ week, 1+ min ago   (207+ words) HOUSTON – Islamophobic incidents and anti-Muslim sentiment have reportedly increased in the US state of Texas, with members of the Muslim community facing threats, harassment and discrimination in several areas. The US media reported that the incidents targeting Muslims have been…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (592+ words) Texans have many reasons to brag on their state, but one study that annually ranks Texas near the bottom of the pack could use some forward momentum: WalletHub's annual report, "Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality," ranks the state as…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (993+ words) Texas is undergoing its biggest demographic, social and economic changes since the 1820s, when the first American colonists arrived in Mexico’s Coahuila y Tejas province. While white men hold 63% of statewide and legislative elected offices, they only make up 19% of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1701+ words) By Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 In political campaigns and the party’s platform, Texas Republicans condemn “sharia law” as a dangerous system of extremist Islamic rules and restrictions that threaten democracy, religious freedom and personal liberty — an affront to…...