Plano Family In Fear After Possible Hate Crime
Vandalism or hate crime? That is the question that a family and investigators in Plano are now trying to answer after someone threw a rock through a house window twice over the past two days.
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Vandalism or hate crime? That is the question that a family and investigators in Plano are now trying to answer after someone threw a rock through a house window twice over the past two days.
Less than 24 hours after President Obama urged Americans to reject a war between America and Islam, Donald Trump took a step in the opposite direction and called for the "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States."
A Muslim who went to Irving's MacArthur High School is defending the school from discrimination claims.
Pastor Robert Jeffress with First Baptist Church in Dallas said Islam is a "false religion inspired by Satan himself."
Muslims around the nation are facing backlash following the deadly attacks in Paris, including vandalism to mosques and Islamic centers, hate-filled phone and online messages and threats of violence.
Mosques across the country were on alert Saturday after a call on social media for protests against Islam.
Support is still pouring in for Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old MacArthur High School student arrested for bringing a clock to school.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller won't apologize for a shared post on his Facebook page that appears to suggest using an atomic bomb on the Muslim population, a spokesman for the Republican said Monday.
Jerry Delemus, a 60-year-old former Marine, plans on holding his own "Draw Muhammad" contest -- despite what happened in Garland. He says he recognizes there are risks inherent in hosting such an event, but adds that he plans on having plenty of security on hand.
Garland didn't take any chances, adding some heavy artillery to its city council meeting Tuesday.
For the first time since two suspects were shot and killed after opening fire outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland on Sunday, the mother of one of the shooters is speaking out.
Days before two armed men were killed and a security guard was injured outside the "Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest", several residents warned of the potential dangers of the event.
The shooting in Garland could have turned out so much worse if it weren't for one officer.
The organizer of Sunday night's Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest in Garland had plenty to say after the shooting in Garland that left two people dead -- fervently defending holding the event.
An event in Garland on Sunday night took a deadly turn as two suspects began firing shots outside of the Curtis Culwell Center during a Muhammad art exhibit.
Garland Police Department PIO Joe Harn tells CBS 11 in an exclusive interview that their officers were "prepared" for the shooting at the Muhammad art event.
The yelling and booing began just minutes into the public comment forum.
Dozens of Muslims in Irving are upset after the city council passed a resolution in support of a new state house bill some Muslims believe targets their faith.
The prayers that open events at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo are not specific to any religion and are read by people of various faiths. But the role of an Islamic leader in this year's events sparked outrage on social media.
Hundreds of Muslims are rallying as part of their biennial Texas Capitol lobbying day — but a small group of counter-protesters are trying to shout them down.
The Garland Independent School District and Garland police are boosting security at the Curtis Culwell Center for Saturday's event aimed at combating 'Islamophobia.'
Julie Borik says she and other Garland Tea Party members are outraged after hearing about two speakers who will appear at an upcoming event to combat Islamophobia at the Curtis Culwell Center, which is owned by the Garland ISD.
A billboard has gone up by the Dallas Zoo that reads "One Family - One Message." It's part of a campaign, in both English and Spanish, launched by the Islamic Circle of North America.
Amid charges of bias from the right and left, the Texas Board of Education has failed to grant preliminary approval for any of the around 100 new history and social studies textbooks up for use in classrooms statewide.
The next ideological fight over new textbooks for Texas classrooms intensified Wednesday with critics lambasting history lessons that they say exaggerate the influence of Moses in American democracy and negatively portray Muslims.
