Governor Greg Abbott has called on the Texas Office of the Attorney General to take action against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), urging that its nonprofit status be revoked and that it and its affiliates be barred from operating in Texas.
“Voluminous documents detail the dangers posed to Texans by the Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR, and their affiliates,” Governor Abbott stated. “Regardless of the façade CAIR attempts to portray in press releases, CAIR cannot be allowed to use its ‘nonprofit’ status as a shield for sponsoring terror, advancing radical Islamism in Texas, or fronting for the Muslim Brotherhood. The same goes for other entities pretending to engage in charity by day, while sponsoring terror by night. Under Texas law, ‘the Texas Attorney General is the only elected official charged with regulating’ nonprofits that may be violating the law, including by examining their records and stripping their corporate charters. You have used these tools before; I urge you to use them now to combat CAIR.”
The Governor’s office released a letter outlining this demand.
Governor Abbott has taken several steps aimed at addressing what he describes as threats from CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood. These actions include asking Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD) to end participation in events sponsored by CAIR-affiliated organizations, requesting U.S. Secretary Bessent suspend CAIR’s tax-exempt status, directing state police to investigate both groups for possible criminal activity, designating them as foreign terrorist organizations, and ordering investigations into Sharia Courts.
