Governor Greg Abbott has called on the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to take action against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), seeking to remove its nonprofit status and prevent it and its affiliates from operating in Texas.
“Voluminous documents detail the dangers posed to Texans by the Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR, and their affiliates,” Governor Abbott said. “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.”
Governor Abbott’s statement follows a series of actions he has taken regarding CAIR and related organizations. These include calling on Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD) to end its association with Islamic games sponsored by CAIR, requesting U.S. Secretary Bessent suspend CAIR’s tax-exempt status, directing the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to begin criminal investigations into both the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR, designating both groups as foreign terrorist organizations, and ordering investigations into Sharia Courts.
The Governor’s letter outlining these demands is available for public review.
