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From #DailySignal: Following the McKinney City Council’s approval of a mosque relocation and other incidents involving Texas residents, Republican state Rep. Brian Harrison is calling for the Texas Legislature to enter a special session to address the threat of Sharia law.
Last week, Harrison posted an interview on WBAP with radio host Matt Locke to discuss why he is calling for a special session “to deal with the threat of Sharia law.”
During the interview, Harrison told Locke that he believes the threat is growing. He pointed to what he described as two functioning Sharia tribunals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
According to Harrison, elected officials in Texas have repeatedly stated that Sharia law is banned in the state, but he said that is “completely false.”
“Texans have been told that their government has been handling this problem, when they objectively have not been,” Harrison told the Daily Signal.
“I’ve been trying to push back on that gaslighting and trying to raise awareness of the issue because the only way we had conservative victories have come out of the Texas government, especially the Texas House, is when people rise up and demand public pressure for action.”
Harrison applauded Gov. Greg Abbott for designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist organizations, but he said they are still able to freely operate in the state.
“I was glad the governor made the designation of CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, but last I checked, they’re still operating,” Harrison said. “Last I checked, their money is still freely flowing throughout the state of Texas. So, are they terror organizations or are they not?”
Part of Harrison’s plan calls for tighter reviews on the grant making process, as he says he has seen “ample evidence” that the state has been funding organizations with terror ties “through grant programs administered out of the governor’s office.”
According to a report by the RAIR Foundation, the Katy Muslim American Society, also known as Masjid Ar-Rahman, received more than $91,000 in taxpayer money through a state-approved grant.
The Middle East Forum also released a report in 2025, revealing that the Texas state government had provided “$13 million of federal and state monies to mosques and community groups aligned with Islamist movements” through grants.
In January, Harrison submitted a formal request for issues to be included in interim charges and subject to immediate hearings. Among those topics was combating the threat of Sharia law.
In his request, Harrison wrote that the Legislature should explore options to “end taxpayer funding, expand prohibitions on Sharia courts to all parts of the Texas code, close loopholes such as the statutory exemption that protected EPIC City, legislatively designate CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood as terror organizations, and gather input.”
Harrison said the time is now to take action and that there will be numerous bills filed next session to address the issue.
“The bottom line for me is Texans want results. They’re getting sick of empty rhetoric, and unfortunately, that’s a lot of what we have going on here,” Harrison told the Daily Signal.
From #DailySignal: Following the McKinney City Council’s approval of a mosque relocation and other incidents involving Texas residents, Republican state Rep. Brian Harrison is calling for the Texas Legislature to enter a special session to address the threat of Sharia law.
Last week, Harrison posted an interview on WBAP with radio host Matt Locke to discuss why he is calling for a special session “to deal with the threat of Sharia law.”
During the interview, Harrison told Locke that he believes the threat is growing. He pointed to what he described as two functioning Sharia tribunals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
According to Harrison, elected officials in Texas have repeatedly stated that Sharia law is banned in the state, but he said that is “completely false.”
“Texans have been told that their government has been handling this problem, when they objectively have not been,” Harrison told the Daily Signal.
“I’ve been trying to push back on that gaslighting and trying to raise awareness of the issue because the only way we had conservative victories have come out of the Texas government, especially the Texas House, is when people rise up and demand public pressure for action.”
Harrison applauded Gov. Greg Abbott for designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist organizations, but he said they are still able to freely operate in the state.
“I was glad the governor made the designation of CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, but last I checked, they’re still operating,” Harrison said. “Last I checked, their money is still freely flowing throughout the state of Texas. So, are they terror organizations or are they not?”
Part of Harrison’s plan calls for tighter reviews on the grant making process, as he says he has seen “ample evidence” that the state has been funding organizations with terror ties “through grant programs administered out of the governor’s office.”
According to a report by the RAIR Foundation, the Katy Muslim American Society, also known as Masjid Ar-Rahman, received more than $91,000 in taxpayer money through a state-approved grant.
The Middle East Forum also released a report in 2025, revealing that the Texas state government had provided “$13 million of federal and state monies to mosques and community groups aligned with Islamist movements” through grants.
In January, Harrison submitted a formal request for issues to be included in interim charges and subject to immediate hearings. Among those topics was combating the threat of Sharia law.
In his request, Harrison wrote that the Legislature should explore options to “end taxpayer funding, expand prohibitions on Sharia courts to all parts of the Texas code, close loopholes such as the statutory exemption that protected EPIC City, legislatively designate CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood as terror organizations, and gather input.”
Harrison said the time is now to take action and that there will be numerous bills filed next session to address the issue.
“The bottom line for me is Texans want results. They’re getting sick of empty rhetoric, and unfortunately, that’s a lot of what we have going on here,” Harrison told the Daily Signal.
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From #DailySignal:
"And now, state legislators, including state Rep. Brian Harrison, are demanding accountability.
“We take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States when we’re sworn in,” Harrison told the Daily Signal. “I don’t know how it’s the case that so many supposedly Republicans in the Texas government seem to think that the Fourth Amendment was just a mere suggestion.”
Harrison argues that the cameras violate the Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
“These things are facially violative of the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protections, because there’s no warrant required anywhere in the process,” Harrison told the Daily Signal. “It’s not even speculation. We know, as a matter of admitted fact, that abuse is rampant and widespread with these cameras.”
Harrison said his original goal was to establish what he saw as a basic safeguard: requiring a warrant before Flock cameras could be used. But as concerns over the technology have grown, he now believes lawmakers should consider whether to eliminate the cameras entirely and whether the data can be protected constitutionally.
Harrison doesn’t argue that Flock cameras aren’t solving crime, but he says it comes at a cost that Texans aren’t willing to pay.
“Why hasn’t every Republican gone on record in Texas and say we are going to do everything we can to make sure that our citizens aren’t being taxed out of their homes and forced to fund unconstitutional, warrantless surveillance?” he said.
“I don’t even view this as what should be a hard issue for supposedly limited-government, pro-Constitution elected Republicans here in Texas. Every one of them should be speaking out against this, especially in light of all the abuses that we now know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, have occurred.”
"And now, state legislators, including state Rep. Brian Harrison, are demanding accountability.
“We take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States when we’re sworn in,” Harrison told the Daily Signal. “I don’t know how it’s the case that so many supposedly Republicans in the Texas government seem to think that the Fourth Amendment was just a mere suggestion.”
Harrison argues that the cameras violate the Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
“These things are facially violative of the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protections, because there’s no warrant required anywhere in the process,” Harrison told the Daily Signal. “It’s not even speculation. We know, as a matter of admitted fact, that abuse is rampant and widespread with these cameras.”
Harrison said his original goal was to establish what he saw as a basic safeguard: requiring a warrant before Flock cameras could be used. But as concerns over the technology have grown, he now believes lawmakers should consider whether to eliminate the cameras entirely and whether the data can be protected constitutionally.
Harrison doesn’t argue that Flock cameras aren’t solving crime, but he says it comes at a cost that Texans aren’t willing to pay.
“Why hasn’t every Republican gone on record in Texas and say we are going to do everything we can to make sure that our citizens aren’t being taxed out of their homes and forced to fund unconstitutional, warrantless surveillance?” he said.
“I don’t even view this as what should be a hard issue for supposedly limited-government, pro-Constitution elected Republicans here in Texas. Every one of them should be speaking out against this, especially in light of all the abuses that we now know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, have occurred.”
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From #DailySignal: "Following pushback from a Texas legislator, the University of North Texas has taken down its public-facing LGBTQ Archive page from the university library’s website.
Last week, Republican state Rep. Brian Harrison highlighted that the university had an archival collection documenting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer history on its library website.
According to the now-removed site, “The Resource Center Collection was the initial acquisition to the LGBTQ Archive and is the largest collection of LGBTQ history in north Texas, with over 600 linear feet of materials.”
The collection included documents about people, organizations, and events in LGBTQ+ history, including the first Dallas Pride Parade, the Dallas Buyers Club, and the Dallas Gay Alliance.
Harrison posted about the collection last week, expressing frustration that a taxpayer-funded institution had a collection “promoting transgenderism.”
“My constituents are being taxed out of their homes … and their money is being used to promote TRANSGENDER INDOCTRINATION!!!!” Harrison wrote on X. “Public universities are for education … not leftist indoctrination!”
Hours after Harrison mentioned the site to the public, the university took down the webpage, which now displays a “Page Not Found” message.
Harrison celebrated the removal of the webpage, writing on X that the University of North Texas “must end the program, not just a website.”
However, the webpage’s removal was not celebrated by everyone.
On Thursday, Harrison shared an email that he received from a senior lecturer in the university’s Department of Anthropology who called Harrison “fragile” and said he should “be embarrassed” for getting the page taken down.
Harrison redacted the professor’s name but shared portions of her university biography, which showed that she is affiliated with the University of North Texas’ Women’s and Gender Studies program and teaches several courses on race and ethnicity, gender and culture, and LGBTQ+ studies.
Harrison told the Daily Signal that he’s “fed up with hard-working Texans having their own money weaponized against them, their children, and their values.”
“I’ve single handedly done more to end taxpayer funded DEI and transgender indoctrination and conduct real legislative oversight than all the rest of the Texas government combined, and this is just the latest conservative victory I’ve forced from agencies and universities,” Harrison said. “UNT’s LGBTQ library archive is further proof Texans are still being taxed out of their homes and forced to fund leftist indoctrination.”
“The purpose of taxpayer-funded higher education in Texas is to train the workforce of tomorrow and strengthen our economy,” he added. “If someone wants to study transgender literature, fine, but do it with your own damn money.”
Last week, Republican state Rep. Brian Harrison highlighted that the university had an archival collection documenting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer history on its library website.
According to the now-removed site, “The Resource Center Collection was the initial acquisition to the LGBTQ Archive and is the largest collection of LGBTQ history in north Texas, with over 600 linear feet of materials.”
The collection included documents about people, organizations, and events in LGBTQ+ history, including the first Dallas Pride Parade, the Dallas Buyers Club, and the Dallas Gay Alliance.
Harrison posted about the collection last week, expressing frustration that a taxpayer-funded institution had a collection “promoting transgenderism.”
“My constituents are being taxed out of their homes … and their money is being used to promote TRANSGENDER INDOCTRINATION!!!!” Harrison wrote on X. “Public universities are for education … not leftist indoctrination!”
Hours after Harrison mentioned the site to the public, the university took down the webpage, which now displays a “Page Not Found” message.
Harrison celebrated the removal of the webpage, writing on X that the University of North Texas “must end the program, not just a website.”
However, the webpage’s removal was not celebrated by everyone.
On Thursday, Harrison shared an email that he received from a senior lecturer in the university’s Department of Anthropology who called Harrison “fragile” and said he should “be embarrassed” for getting the page taken down.
Harrison redacted the professor’s name but shared portions of her university biography, which showed that she is affiliated with the University of North Texas’ Women’s and Gender Studies program and teaches several courses on race and ethnicity, gender and culture, and LGBTQ+ studies.
Harrison told the Daily Signal that he’s “fed up with hard-working Texans having their own money weaponized against them, their children, and their values.”
“I’ve single handedly done more to end taxpayer funded DEI and transgender indoctrination and conduct real legislative oversight than all the rest of the Texas government combined, and this is just the latest conservative victory I’ve forced from agencies and universities,” Harrison said. “UNT’s LGBTQ library archive is further proof Texans are still being taxed out of their homes and forced to fund leftist indoctrination.”
“The purpose of taxpayer-funded higher education in Texas is to train the workforce of tomorrow and strengthen our economy,” he added. “If someone wants to study transgender literature, fine, but do it with your own damn money.”