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Slideshow: Scenes From Texas Muslim Capitol Day

This year's Texas Muslim Capitol Day was marred by an inflammatory Facebook post from freshman state Rep. Molly White and a small but disruptive group of protesters.

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Students take the Pledge of Allegiance as protesters shout on Jan. 29, 2015.
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera
Screenshot of the Facebook post of state Rep. Molly White, R-Belton, on Jan. 29, 2015.
An Israeli flag at the reception desk of White's office in the Texas Capitol.
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White, right, speaks on a women's health panel at the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014.
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera
A group of students gather by the south entrance of the Capitol on Texas Muslim Capitol Day on Jan. 29, 2015.
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera
A small but vocal group of protesters look on as Texas Muslim Capitol Day ceremonies get underway on Jan. 29, 2015.
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera
As they do throughout legislative session in Austin, Department of Public Safety officers assigned to the Capitol detail keep an eye on things.
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera
A group of school children look on at the Texas Muslim Capitol Day ceremony.
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera
Protester Christine Weick shouts during the Texas Muslim Capitol Day gathering on Jan. 29, 2015. Weick (identified by the Austin American-Statesman) was later escorted away by DPS troopers after seizing the microphone and disrupting the ceremony. The symbol on her shirt is the Arabic character "Nun," which stands for "Nazarene."
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera
Over shouts of protesters, school kids led the gathering in the Pledge of Allegiance during Texas Muslim Capitol Day on Jan. 29, 2015.
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera
Almost forgotten in the midst of Texas Muslim Capitol Day, an open carry advocate displays his gun and the Israeli flag on Jan. 29, 2015.

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