Islam in Texas
Analysis
Sourced, explanatory reporting on how Islam and Muslim life are changing in Texas: the history, the institutions, the politics and the people. For argument and commentary, see Opinion, which is kept separate.
History · Migration · Houston
How Islam Took Root in Texas
Islam in Texas is not one immigrant story. It is a layered history of African diaspora, migration, universities, suburban congregations, Latino Muslim organizing and civic life.
Mosques · Suburbs · Land use
The Texas Mosque Boom: What It Says About the State's Future
New mosques, community centers and planned developments follow population growth and suburban life, and they have turned Muslim institution-building into a public land-use question.
Houston · ISGH · Ismaili
Why Houston Became One of America's Most Important Muslim Cities
Scale, diversity, a large mosque network, Spanish-language Islamic education, public Ramadan gatherings and the first Ismaili Center in the United States.
Community · Diversity · Civic life
Texas Muslims Are Not a Monolith
Race, language, sect, class, generation and geography divide and connect Texas Muslims in ways a single political label cannot capture.
Politics · Islamophobia · EPIC
Islamophobia in Texas Politics: A Short Recent History
Land-use investigations, Sharia rhetoric, a state terrorist designation and mosque vandalism: how anti-Muslim politics has shown up in Texas since 2023.
History · Black Muslims · Archive
The Long History of Black Muslims in Texas
Black Muslim history is not a footnote to immigrant Muslim history. It is one of its foundations, and in Texas it remains badly under-documented.
Sharia · EPIC · Law
What Sharia Panic Gets Wrong About Texas Muslims
The Sharia scare collapses prayer, family life, mosque building and civic participation into a threat narrative that the record does not support.
Ramadan · Houston · Sugar Land
Ramadan in Texas: How a Global Faith Looks Local
From mosque courtyards in Sugar Land to a city-hall plaza iftar, Ramadan in Texas is religious practice and public local life at once.
New Muslims · Latino Muslims · Houston
Converts, Reverts and the New Muslim Experience in Texas
New Muslim life in Texas sits where personal faith meets mosque culture, language, race and the practical question of who helps someone begin.
Civic life · Voting · 2026 election
The Muslim Vote in Texas Is Growing, But It Is Not Simple
Texas Muslims are a real civic constituency, but not a bloc with one ideology, and the politics aimed at them are part of what they are weighing.
