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

  • On Thursday, Texas Attorney General sued CAIR and its chapters in Austin, Houston, and Dallas–Fort Worth, seeking to ban them from operating in Texas.
  • Tied to Paxton's Senate primary calendar, Abbott's November proclamation urged action on Jan. 28, leading to the lawsuit last week.
  • The complaint cites past convictions, noting a 2008 case that funneled $12.4 million to Hamas and Ghassan Elashi's 65-year sentence, and alleges CAIR is the `American face` of the Muslim Brotherhood under Texas penal code.
  • CAIR responded that the suit is `another frivolous, politically motivated anti‑Muslim publicity stunt that wastes more taxpayer dollars` and has already sued in federal courts to block Abbott's proclamation.
  • This move joins a wider trend of probes and suits targeting Muslim groups amid rising Islamophobia, with recent months' investigations of East Plano Islamic Center and Sen. John Cornyn's seven-figure ad against CAIR.
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Texas AG Paxton Sues CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood

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Houston Public Media broke the news in Houston, United States on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
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