Prosecutors announced Wednesday that a grand jury indicted Anthony Paz Torres, 37, on one count of hate crime resulting in death and four counts of hate crime involving attempt to kill. He also was indicted on a charge of using a firearm during a violent crime.   Torres does not have an attorney listed in court records. On Christmas Eve 2015, Torres shot multiple people at Omar’s Wheels and Tires, a Muslim-owned business in Pleasant Grove, during an attack that was motivated by his desire to avenge attacks by Islamic extremists in Garland and California, authorities have said.   A…

  (AUSTIN, TX, 9/22/2022) — On Saturday, October 1st, the Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will host Austin’s first Muslim cultural art and food festival. This festival aims to celebrate the rich diversity of the Austin Muslim community through art, food, educational programs in English and Spanish, and cultural performances. WHAT: Austin Muslims Cultural Art & Food Festival WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 1st, 11 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. WHERE: The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) located in Waller Beach at Town Lake…