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Editor’s note: This podcast was originally published on Spotify on March 24, 2024.  In this episode of The Texan Recap, General Audio Producer Amrutha Mummidi chats about the new sculpture at Pease Park. Plus, how UT supports Muslim students during Ramadan. Reported by Aaron Sullivan and Tyler Pullum. Hosted by Amrutha Mummidi. Edited and supervised...

During free speech week at UT, Muslim and Jewish students reflect on what a free speech culture means for their advocacy, safety, experience.

Ramadan is a month-long occasion during which Muslims abstain from consuming food or drinks during the daytime for 30 days.

Zohaib Qadri, a state employee, would be able to celebrate Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, the two Islamic holidays following Ramadan, as a result of a bipartisan bill introduced in the Texas House. Credit: Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. At the end of Ramadan in 2019, Zohaib Qadri was torn between keeping up with his hectic job planning a legislative agenda and compiling policy research as a Texas legislative aid or using paid time off to go to Houston to cel...

As Islamic holidays near, Texas Muslims back bill creating a more inclusive calendar for government employees Texas Tribune Published:  Updated:  Tags:  At the end of Ramadan in 2019, Zohaib Qadri was torn between keeping up with his hectic job planning a legislative agenda and compiling policy research as a Texas legislative aid or using paid time off to go to Houston to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with family and friends. Not wanting to fall behind at work, Qadri attended morning Eid prayers at Nueces Mosque in Austin before rushing back to fast-paced work at the Texas House by noon. He had de...