Texas GOP Turns to an Old Enemy

In Texas, Republicans make syariah a focal point of election campaigns

A safe option is to promise to fight an “Islamification” of Texas and mobilise voters in the defence of American values, culture and public safety. Thus, syariah has become a convenient catch-all for mobilising rugged Americanness. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Texas GOP leans on 'old enemy' to rev up voters

With immigration issues losing their "sting," Texas Republicans are ramping up efforts to target an "old enemy" in an effort to keep voters motivated: Islam.According to a report from The New York Times on Tuesday, "Republican officials and candidates in Texas have shifted their rhetorical attack lines" in recent months. While the party had put a heavy focus on issues surrounding the border with Mexico and immigration, it is now delving into Isl…

Texas GOP Turns to an Old Enemy

"Republican officials and candidates in Texas have shifted their rhetorical attack lines from the border fears that dominated recent elections to the state’s growing Muslim population, with language that echoes the aftermath of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001," the New York Times reports.

Texas Republicans turn to anti-Islam, anti-Muslim rhetoric in pitch to voters ahead of March primary election

Republicans are vowing to defeat what they call radical Islam, which is groups within the faith they say are trying to impose their religious laws on everyone else. Author: Daniel Perreault Published: 5:52 PM CST February 5, 2026 AUSTIN, Texas — As Republican candidates make their pitch to voters ahead of the March primary, they are running ads on…