Texas State Rep. Salman Bhojani said it's important to recognize and honor all religions and celebrate the work and achievements of public servants. Bhojani was a guest on a recent episode of the Texas Talks Podcast.

"I was celebrating Hanukkah with the Jewish community a couple of months ago in my district, and I told them, 'Let's do a Jewish Day at the capita,'” said Bhojani on a recent edition of the Texas Talks Podcast. “Let's bring all the Jewish community members to the capital and celebrate them, recognize them on the house floor, so that way, they need to be; every religion needs to be recognized and celebrated in that capacity.”

“Even School Board trustees," said Bhojani. “The last session was really difficult for all of them, with the voucher programs and all that. I think I want to try to celebrate the successes that we've had in the school in the public school system and try to see how we can really bring them on board. They do so much service; like, these people don't get paid. School Board trustees and superintendents are great, and they do get paid, but they spend so much time educating our leaders of tomorrow."

Bhojani is a Texas attorney specializing in real estate law, having previously worked at Haynes and Boone, LLP. He was Euless City Council's first minority member, later serving as Mayor Pro Tem, and in 2022, he became the first Muslim and South Asian elected to the Texas Legislature. He holds degrees from the University of Texas at Dallas and Southern Methodist University, along with a Comparative Law diploma from the University of Oxford.

Texas Talks podcast is hosted by Brad Swail. The weekly show is focused on public policy in the state of Texas, with insights from the people and organizations that influence it.

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