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Abbott Labels CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood Terror Groups Under Texas Law

Legal experts say only the U.S. can confer foreign terrorist status, setting up likely court challenges to the state’s property ban and enforcement plans.

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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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Overview

  • Gov. Greg Abbott’s Nov. 18 proclamation designates both organizations as “foreign terrorist” and “transnational criminal” under Texas statutes and blocks them from acquiring real property in the state.
  • The order authorizes Attorney General Ken Paxton to seek injunctions against entities deemed affiliated and warns of heightened penalties for those who “promote or aid” them.
  • CAIR denounced the move as defamatory and unlawful, signaled potential litigation, and noted it has previously prevailed against Abbott on First Amendment claims.
  • The proclamation cites the Holy Land Foundation case, FBI characterizations and foreign restrictions, but it carries no federal immigration consequences, asset freezes or material‑support penalties.
  • The action tracks ongoing state scrutiny of EPIC City, a proposed Muslim-led development near Dallas that the DOJ closed without charges, and it has drawn praise from some Republicans and objections from civil-rights advocates who predict court tests.