Lucio Vasquez |The Texas Newsroom

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott reposted the video on X and demanded that the student be expelled.

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week at Utah Valley University. Authorities have called the killing a "political assassination."

The email comes amid a wave of recent anti-Muslim rhetoric from Texas Republicans.

The legislation was crafted in response to the state's historic July 4 floods which killed more than 130 people, including nearly 40 children.

Senate Bill 11, which went into effect on Monday, allows school boards to set aside time for voluntary prayer or the reading of religious texts during classroom time.

The plan redraws Texas' congressional districts, potentially shifting several seats from Democratic to Republican control in the 2026 midterms.

After hours of debate, the Texas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 8. The so-called "bathroom bill" restricts access to public restrooms for transgender people. Once the state Senate approves the House's changes, the measure heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.

The NAACP's lawsuit joins a long-running federal case filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, in 2021. That case is now targeting the state's newly approved congressional maps.

Senate Bill 17 will bar people tied to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia from buying most Texas real estate, including farmland, homes and commercial property.

It's been nearly two months since floodwaters tore through the Texas Hill Country, leaving more than 130 people dead.