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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/greg-abbotts-threats-cancels-grand-prairie-muslim-waterpark-event-40671964/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40671964 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/greg-abbotts-threats-cancels-grand-prairie-muslim-waterpark-event-40671964/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 -0500 News The governor has used millions in funding as leverage to force cities to change a number of policies in recent months. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/greg-abbotts-threats-cancels-grand-prairie-muslim-waterpark-event-40671964/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-timeline-of-the-muslim-epic-city-controversy-22295318/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/a-timeline-of-the-muslim-epic-city-controversy-22295318/ Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-timeline-of-the-muslim-epic-city-controversy-22295318/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:39:45 -0500 News Controversy focused on the proposed Muslim community began in February of 2024. Here's what's happened since, including a new federal investigation.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-timeline-of-the-muslim-epic-city-controversy-22295318/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/texas-gop-anti-sharia-message-is-islamophobic-40665536/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40665536 Dr. Michael Phillips https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/texas-gop-anti-sharia-message-is-islamophobic-40665536/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 You can forgive historians if they are overwhelmed by a sense of déjà vu as they witness the hate and vitriol aimed at Muslims by Texas Republicans today.  ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/texas-gop-anti-sharia-message-is-islamophobic-40665536/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/court-sides-with-texas-in-ten-commandments-lawsuit-40664920/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40664920 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/court-sides-with-texas-in-ten-commandments-lawsuit-40664920/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:31:35 -0500 All Texas K-12 public classrooms must follow legal guidelines on how to make the Ten Commandments visible to all students. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/court-sides-with-texas-in-ten-commandments-lawsuit-40664920/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/arlington-pastor-faces-new-sexual-assault-charges-40661120/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40661120 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/arlington-pastor-faces-new-sexual-assault-charges-40661120/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:56:44 -0500 The pastor will be transferred to Dallas County jail after being arrested in Irving this week. This is his second arrest this year. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/arlington-pastor-faces-new-sexual-assault-charges-40661120/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/white-rock-lake-muslim-prayer-disturbed-by-preacher-40659068/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40659068 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/white-rock-lake-muslim-prayer-disturbed-by-preacher-40659068/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0500 News The man has a history of harassing others and is facing charges in Florida for disturbing a Muslim worship group last year. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/white-rock-lake-muslim-prayer-disturbed-by-preacher-40659068/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/convicted-child-rapist-pastor-robert-morris-released-from-oklahoma-prison-40658701/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40658701 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/convicted-child-rapist-pastor-robert-morris-released-from-oklahoma-prison-40658701/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:07:01 -0500 The once prominent spiritual leader has spent nearly six months in jail for sexually abusing a child in the 1980s. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/convicted-child-rapist-pastor-robert-morris-released-from-oklahoma-prison-40658701/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-urges-collin-county-to-slow-down-islamic-development-40652670/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40652670 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-urges-collin-county-to-slow-down-islamic-development-40652670/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:30:00 -0500 News The Texas attorney general is still beating the drum against a proposed 400-acre Muslim-centric community. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-urges-collin-county-to-slow-down-islamic-development-40652670/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-school-districts-reject-gop-push-for-prayer-in-classrooms-40645615/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40645615 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-school-districts-reject-gop-push-for-prayer-in-classrooms-40645615/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0600 News Districts will have to decide whether to adopt a period for prayer or religious studies by March 1. So far, most seem uninterested.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-school-districts-reject-gop-push-for-prayer-in-classrooms-40645615/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/wylie-isd-criticized-after-muslim-group-hands-out-qurans-on-campus-40641462/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40641462 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/wylie-isd-criticized-after-muslim-group-hands-out-qurans-on-campus-40641462/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0600 Social media outrage swiftly followed reports that an unauthorized group visited Wylie East High School. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/wylie-isd-criticized-after-muslim-group-hands-out-qurans-on-campus-40641462/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer