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Certified elementary school librarian Sarah Pepin speaks at a State Board of Education meeting in Austin on June 22, 2026. (Aiden Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune via JTA)
June 27, 2026, 9:50 am
Texas creates required reading list that includes Anne Frank and the Bible
State board of education votes 9-5 for the list, over objections from Jewish leaders concerned about injecting Christian content into lessons for the state’s 5.5 million public school students
By Grace Gilson and Andrew Lapin
US Democratic Congressional candidate Maureen Galindo, in a campaign video posted on May 25, 2026. (Screenshot: Instagram/Maureen Galindo for US Congress)
May 27, 2026, 7:24 am
Antisemitic Congress candidate loses Texas primary but gets 40% of vote
Maureen Galindo, who called for the imprisonment and castration of ‘billionaire Zionists,’ secures more than 5,700 votes in runoff election
By Luke Tress
Maureen Galindo participates in a forum held by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area in San Antonio on May 6, 2026. (Katina Zentz/San Antonio Express-News via Getty Images)
May 26, 2026, 4:26 am
Texas Democrat’s antisemitic rhetoric sparks outrage ahead of Tuesday’s primary runoff
Maureen Galindo’s extreme comments will be put to the test in the contest over who will represent the party in the San Antonio congressional district
By Grace Gilson
(L-R) Texas US Senate candidate James Talarico (D); Texas congressional candidate Maureen Galindo (D). (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images / screenshot via YouTube via JTA)
May 16, 2026, 10:05 am
Top Texas Democrat won’t campaign with candidate who wants ‘prison for American Zionists’
US Senate candidate James Talarico says no place for ‘antisemitic rhetoric’; campaign confirms he won’t stump for Maureen Galindo, who rants about ‘Zionist billionaires, pedophiles,’ if she wins run-off
By Andrew Lapin
US students work under Ten Commandments and Bill of Rights posters on display in a classroom at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas on October 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
April 22, 2026, 9:18 am
Texas can require Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms, US court rules
American conservatives laud victory for ‘moral values’ as ruling signals boost to similar legislation in other red states; law’s challengers plan to take case to Supreme Court
By Agencies
Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber and US congressional candidate, poses with a bust of Hitler in a March 2025 video. Herrera is running in the GOP primary against Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales on March 3, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube)
March 13, 2026, 5:58 pm
Trump endorses Brandon Herrera, Texas GOP candidate who owned copy of ‘Mein Kampf’
Spokesperson rejects accusations of antisemitism; Republican Jewish Coalition opposes nomination; US president says candidate will ‘never let you down’
By Andrew Lapin
Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber and US congressional candidate, poses with a bust of Hitler in a March 2025 video. Herrera is running in the GOP primary against Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales on March 3, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube)
March 7, 2026, 8:45 am
Texas lawmaker quits race, handing GOP nod to man he called ‘known neo-Nazi’
Republican nominee Brandon Herrera, known as ‘The AK Guy’ on his YouTube channel with over 4 million followers, has posted videos featuring Nazi salutes and music, mock goose-steps
By Andrew Lapin
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the US Senate, poses for a selfie with a supporter during a primary election night watch party, in Dallas, March 3, 2026. (Julio Cortez/AP)
March 4, 2026, 11:15 am
Republicans headed to runoff in pivotal Texas midterm, Democrats too early to call
With control of Congress at stake, longtime GOP lawmaker Cornyn set for May runoff with MAGA favorite Paxton; polling station confusion causes voting extension in some places
By Thomas Beaumont and Will Weissert
Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber and US congressional candidate, poses with a bust of Hitler in a March 2025 video. (Screenshot via YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 3, 2026, 9:12 am
Key US primaries in Texas and North Carolina feature Iran, Israel and Hitler’s gun
Trump’s bombing of Islamic Republic gives group opposed to pro-Israel spending first big chance on Tuesday to flex its power, as AIPAC’s brand seen as increasingly toxic
By Andrew Lapin
Police investigate the site of a shooting at Buford's in Austin, Texas, March 1, 2026. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
March 1, 2026, 10:14 pm
Gunman in ‘Property of Allah’ sweatshirt kills 2 in mass shooting at Texas bar; terrorism motive probed
Suspect Ndiaga Diagne, 53, shot dead at by police at scene in Austin; official says he was also wearing shirt with Iranian flag emblem; 14 wounded
By JACK MYER, OLIVIA DIAZ and John Seewer
The Diary of Anne Frank has been translated into more than 75 languages. (John Halpern via JTA)
February 12, 2026, 9:51 pm
New law could make Anne Frank and ‘Night’ mandatory reading for Texas public schools
A proposed first-of-its-kind state-required reading list recognizes the importance of Holocaust education amid continuing tensions over who controls what students read
By Andrew Lapin
Jane Yolen and her most famous book, 'The Devil's Arithmetic' (Courtesy of Jason Stemple and Penguin Random House via JTA)
October 4, 2025, 12:13 am
Texas school district yanks Holocaust book ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ over ‘DEI content’
Decision made after Austin suburb’s Leander Independent School District undertook review using AI; teacher says he suspects novel was pulled as it deals with questions of identity
By Andrew Lapin
Far-right US Congress candidate Valentina Gomez, a Republican from Texas, burns a Quran in an advertisement posted on August 26, 2025. (Screen capture via X)
August 27, 2025, 11:39 am
‘Stop Islam’: Far-right US House candidate in Texas burns Quran in campaign ad
Colombian-American influencer Valentina Gomez, who came in 6th last time she ran for office, uses flamethrower against Islamic holy book, winning praise from Trump confidante
By ToI Staff
Texas state Sen. Pete Flores looks over a redrawn US congressional map during debate over a bill in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
August 23, 2025, 3:05 pm
Texas adopts new Trump-approved electoral map aimed at keeping GOP grip on Congress
Plan creates five Republican-leaning districts; Democrats mount legal challenges and warn of voter disenfranchisement ahead of 2026 midterms
By JIM VERTUNO, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and Hallie Golden
ZAKA team members analyze water patterns in the Hill Country in Texas following the flash flood that killed more than 135 people in July 2025. (ZAKA)
July 27, 2025, 4:58 pm
ZAKA volunteers help guide search for victims of Texas Hill Country flooding
After July 4 flash floods, Israeli search and rescue team is using AI-based model to identify most likely locations of bodies
By Zev Stub
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