Texas AG Takes Legal Action Against Foreign Terrorist Organization "CAIR"

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced legal action to defend the state of Texas’ designation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a foreign terrorist organization.

The DFW and Austin chapters of CAIR filed a lawsuit after Governor Greg Abbott signed the declaration, claiming in part that it was a First Amendment violation. AG Paxton is now saying that their lawsuit “relies entirely on speculative claims.”

In a press release from his office, Paxton said: “Radical Islamist terrorist groups are anti-American, and the infiltration of these dangerous individuals into Texas must be stopped.”

Paxton’s office also pointed out that the state of Florida—and even the United Arab Emirates—have designated CAIR as a terrorist organization, and says an FBI special agent has labeled them a “front group for Hamas.”