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Prison Rights Groups Allege Mistreatment Of African-American Muslims

Ed Mayberry

Posted on January 11, 2018 · The Council on American-Islamic Relations is alleging mistreatment of two African-American Muslim inmates in the Texas prison system. The inmates say they are facing retaliation because they spoke about conditions during Hurricane Harvey

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Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Increase Traced To Trump’s Travel Ban

Ed Mayberry

Posted on July 24, 2017 · A quarterly report from the Council on American-Islamic Relations says anti-Muslim hate crime incidents that have been tracked by the FBI can be triggered even when someone is just perceived as being Muslim.

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National Research Shows an Increase in Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on May 9, 2017 · The report highlights hate speech and negative actions toward Muslims, including cases in Houston.

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Shooting Near Houston Mosque Sparks Calls For More Security

Associated Press

Posted on July 4, 2016 · The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for heightened security at Houston-area mosques following the shooting of a Muslim heading to prayer.

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A prison bus collided with a truck in Conroe hours after Texas suspended inmate transportation

Matt Harab

Posted on June 7, 2022 · Conroe police said the van was transporting an inmate and three guards, all of whom were hurt in the collision.

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Burned to Death in a Prison Cell

Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project

Posted on May 9, 2022 · After years of warnings about broken fire alarms, two men have now died in blazes at Texas prisons.

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Houston businessman sues Texas over a statewide ban on contractors boycotting Israel

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on November 1, 2021 · The lawsuit is seeking a temporary pause on the state's anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions clause, which prohibits government contractors from boycotting Israel.

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Gov. Abbott Orders South Texas Prison To Make Room For Undocumented Immigrants, TDCJ Says

Florian Martin / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on June 17, 2021 · The Texas Department of Criminal Justice began moving incarcerated people from the Dolph Briscoe Unit in Dilley on Wednesday as part of the governor's Operation Lone Star initiative, announced in March.

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