Overview
- CAIR’s Dallas–Fort Worth and Austin chapters filed a federal suit in the Western District of Texas to block Gov. Greg Abbott’s proclamation labeling CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations.
- Abbott’s order bars the groups from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas under state property statutes and cites alleged ties to terrorism that CAIR rejects as baseless and defamatory.
- The governor directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to open criminal investigations into CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood, instructing coordination with federal partners and potential use of the state’s Terrorist Offender Registration Program.
- CAIR-Houston announced plans to join the litigation, with local leaders warning of rising harassment complaints within Muslim communities in recent months.
- Legal filings argue the proclamation violates the First Amendment, due process, and the Supremacy Clause, noting that the U.S. government has not designated CAIR or the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations.