Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
During last weekend's Texas Republican Convention, party leaders made it clear: Muslims are not welcome in their caucus, and as far as they're concerned, Muslims aren't welcome in Texas: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/texas-republican-party-convention-muslims-sharia-law/
...We talked to the Reverend Mara Richards Bim of Dallas about the aggressive nature of Christian elements within Republican politics these days: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-hour-290-understanding-christian-nationalism/id1552998795?i=1000772854312
The continued MAGAfication of UT Austin continues with the firing of Debbit Hiott, general manager of KUT radio, who had recently tangled with UT brass over their interference with a radio station festival: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/debbie-hiott-kut-fired-ut-austin-festival/
Right wing erosion of our K-12 schools continues too: the Texas State Board of Education is about to vote on a new statewide reading index for third graders that includes Bible stories like Jonah And The Whale: https://www.houstonpress.com/news/state-board-to-consider-more-christianity-in-classrooms/
...We need more local school board reform like Cy-Fair ISD has enjoyed lately: https://progresstexas.org/podcast/special-live-pod-new-cy-fair-isd-board-members-life-after-maga
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