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The Guardian - US
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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Texas governor Abbott designates Cair and Muslim Brotherhood terrorist groups

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Greg Abbott speaks in Houston, Texas, on 9 November 2025. Photograph: Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP

Texas governor Greg Abbott declared the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) and the Muslim Brotherhood to be “foreign terrorist organizations” on Tuesday, prohibiting them from acquiring property in the state and authorizing legal action to shut down affiliated entities.

The move marks a massive escalation in Abbott’s confrontation with Muslim organizations and communities in Texas, though states have no authority to designate foreign terrorist organizations on behalf of the US.

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