Overview
- The state Republican convention, held June 14–15 in Houston, adopted a 58‑page nonbinding platform that emphasized anti‑Sharia language and culture‑war priorities.
- Delegates and speakers publicly challenged and sought to remove Muslim attendees, including registered delegate Tarek Hussein and his son Mohamed, who left a panel in tears after the confrontation.
- Outgoing Texas GOP chair Abraham George told Muslim delegates to leave the caucus, and speaker Rick Scarborough said people who embrace certain Muslim views have no place in America.
- Convention delegates voted to change party rules to bar future participation by people linked to organizations the state has designated as terrorist‑linked, citing Gov. Greg Abbott’s November 2025 designation of CAIR and related groups.
- Coverage split along partisan lines, with some outlets highlighting personal exclusion and Islamophobic rhetoric and others framing the actions as defense against infiltration, raising concrete risks for Republican voter outreach to Muslim and minority communities ahead of November.