Overview
- Gov. Greg Abbott asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to strip CAIR-Texas of its nonprofit status and to bar its affiliates from operating in the state, with no immediate action announced by Paxton.
- Paxton opened an inquiry into Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, demanding communications, contracts and records related to the Islamic Games of North America and any connections to CAIR.
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISD canceled a May 2026 Islamic Games booking under negotiation, while Cy-Fair ISD said no agreement exists for 2026–27 and cited federal equal-access rules that prohibit viewpoint discrimination in facility use.
- CAIR denies ties to Hamas, has sued to block Abbott’s designation, and says it has cooperated with federal authorities, while Abbott’s office points to a past terrorism-financing case and an archived Islamic Games page that listed CAIR-NJ as a sponsor.
- Recent local responses include an Austin City Council proclamation naming January Muslim Heritage Month and declaring Jan. 22 as CAIR Austin Day.