Post by Chidinma Onyejiuwa (@Onyejiuwa)
Governor Greg Abbott on November 18, 2025, issued a proclamation designating both the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal organizations under Texas law.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a similar state executive order in December 2025 designating CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood and "antifa" as terrorist organizations for purposes of state contracting and enforcement.
The official release from the Governor's office said:
“The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their goals clear: to forcibly impose Sharia law and establish Islam's 'mastership of the world,'" — Governor Greg Abbott, designating them prohibits them from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas.
The designation under Texas law does the following:
- It invokes existing Texas statutes in the Penal Code, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and Property Code, not new legislation
- Entities designated are prohibited from acquiring real property in Texas
- It authorizes the Attorney General to pursue civil enforcement to shut them down or block property acquisition, and Abbott directed Texas DPS to launch criminal investigations via FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces.
- Abbott's proclamation cited federal investigations, court findings, and historical documentation, describing CAIR as a "front group" for Hamas and a successor to the Muslim Brotherhood. CAIR has repeatedly denied any ties to terrorism.
- CAIR and the Muslim Legal Fund of America sued in federal court to block the order. As of May 2026, a federal court in Austin granted the state's request for discovery, ordering disclosure of donor lists, donee lists, and travel details for CAIR's executive director.
- This is a state designation. At the federal level, the U.S. State Department has not designated CAIR as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The State Department has designated some Muslim Brotherhood branches (Sudanese and Lebanese).
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