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An Islamic institution in Texas has deleted its website after being threatened by Governor Greg Abbott (R).

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) blamed the rise of Islam in Texas on "expansionist" policies during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government hearing.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (D) is threatening to pull $530,000 in state grants from Grand Prairie after a local Islamic organization advertised a "Muslims only" bash at a city-owned waterpark built with public money, calling it a constitutional violation and giving the city five days to fix it.

TexAM University at Dallas is advertising itself as a "Texas American Muslim University” that mixes STEM programs with required Islamic studies, Texas Scorecard reports.

State Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Democrat seeking to flip one of the most competitive congressional seats in the country, is facing renewed scrutiny this week over a 2021 video showing her reciting a Muslim prayer on the Iowa Senate floor, and a separate interview in which she described Iowa as insufficiently diverse and implied constituents harbor "horrible animosity" toward Muslims.

A taxpayer-funded waterpark in Grand Prairie, Texas, is offering a Muslim-only event on June 1.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) issued an open letter to Muslims leaders in the United States, challenging them to condemn recent attacks across the country.

California lawmakers have introduced a bill designating the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state-recognized days.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched an investigation into the entities behind the proposed “EPIC City” in Plano, Texas.

Virginia swore in Democrat state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi as its new lieutenant governor on Saturday.