AG Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit to Stop CAIR From Operating in Texas; CAIR Calls It an "Anti-Muslim Publicity Stunt"

Paxton sues CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood to stop them from operating in Texas

(The Center Square) – Three months after Gov. Greg Abbott designated the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist organizations, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued them on Thursday.

Texas AG Paxton Sues CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Muslim civil rights group to 'ban terrorist organizations'

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Paxton's target, called the suit 'another frivolous, politically motivated anti-Muslim publicity stunt that wastes more taxpayer dollars.'

AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit to stop CAIR from operating in Texas; CAIR calls it an "anti-Muslim publicity stunt"

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that CAIR is the "American face" of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group based in Egypt.

Paxton Goes After Islamic Entities

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in an effort to shut down their operations in Texas. According to Paxton’s office, the two groups violate a number of state laws, including those involving terrorism. “Sharia law and the jihadists who follow sharia law have no business being in Texas,” Paxton said in a statement. “I am in full support of Gover…

AG Ken Paxton sues to shut down Muslim advocacy group CAIR

This is the latest in a deluge of investigations and litigation against Muslim groups in Texas.