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Abbott Designates CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Groups Under Texas Law

The move has only state-level effect, with court challenges expected.

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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference at his office at the Capitol with U.S Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to speak on plans to fight threats posed by the New World screwworm at the Capitol in Austin, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.
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FILE - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to the media following a bill signing as Texas senators debate a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Overview

  • Abbott’s proclamation bars the groups and affiliated entities from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas and authorizes the attorney general to seek injunctions or shutdowns.
  • Neither organization is designated by the U.S. government as a foreign terrorist group, a power reserved to the secretary of state.
  • CAIR denied the allegations as baseless, called the action a publicity stunt, and signaled potential litigation to challenge the proclamation.
  • The order cites the Holy Land Foundation case, FBI characterizations, and past public remarks by CAIR’s leader Nihad Awad to justify the designations.
  • Legal analysts note the action carries no federal immigration, asset-freeze, or material-support penalties, and it follows months of Texas scrutiny of the EPIC City development that the DOJ reviewed without charges.