Texas Senate runoff sees surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric in campaign ads

“Every time it’s an election year, this is one of the favorite cards that the GOP plays to get votes,” said Shehla Faizi, a Texas Muslim running for state comptroller as a member of the Green party. “We have a boogeyman, the boogeyman are Muslims, and we’re going to use that to make people afraid and force them to vote for us.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/texas-senate-runoff-anti-muslim-ad