ALERT TEXAS: ENEMY WITHIN! They’re Islamizing Texas BBQ Itself - James Talarico’s Halal Photo-Op Spits in the Face of Texas Traditions James Talarico showed up at Kafi BBQ in Irving for the photo-op: the media-praised “halal take on Texas barbecue.” The Iraqi-heritage pitmaster, wagyu brisket, Iraqi-spiced sausage, fully zabihah-compliant menu. Southern Living and Texas Monthly sold it as progress. Halal brisket is being presented as the new Texas tradition, and the candidate is there to endorse it. Standing beside him is radical State Rep. Salman Bhojani, the Pakistani-born Democrat from Euless who has made expanding Islamic accommodations his signature issue. He has pushed optional state holidays for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, blocking STAAR and other exams on Islamic holy days, expanding who can officiate marriages to include imams, and forcing Muslim private schools into the state’s education savings account/voucher program. He launched a "Religious Freedom Caucus" that frames any pushback on the Islamic takeover of Texas as an attack on faith. This is the same Bhojani Talarico has sat with on podcasts, praising how “Islamic mystics” and Rumi shaped his faith “as much as Christian authors,” while calling Christian nationalist visions a threat. The Muslim Democratic Caucus of Texas is fully behind him. Its longtime leader and board member Palestinian M. Emad Salem - from Ramallah, co-founder of the Texas Progressive Caucus, former SDEC committeeman, three-time DNC delegate, has run mosque voter-registration drives at Mansfield Islamic Center, Colleyville Mosque, and Green Oaks Masjid. Salem sits on the board of United Hands Relief, the Arlington 501(c)(3) that faced House Ways and Means scrutiny and researcher reports over a former treasurer convicted of material support to Palestine Islamic Jihad and partnerships with Gaza groups linked to Hamas infrastructure. He has publicly called Israeli operations “genocide,” backed arms embargoes and right-of-return language, and helped drive the 2026 Texas Democratic platform shifts that cut offensive arms sales to Israel and recognized the Nakba. This is the organized network of progressive Democrats and Muslim caucus figures with documented ties to groups under terror-financing scrutiny lining up behind the candidate who treats Islamic influence on Texas politics and culture as a feature, not a bug. They’re not just campaigning. They’re rewriting Texas, starting with its most sacred food. Texas voters can see it for themselves. Stop the Islamic and Marxist takeover of your state! Vote Republican - Protect YOUR state, Protect Your Lives!