Overview
- Actor Rob Schneider used an extended X post to accuse Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of failing to confront what he called an "Islamic and Marxist" threat and urged voters to elect "real conservatives."
- Schneider alleged that groups with terrorist ties have gained nonprofit status and political access and that taxpayer dollars are being used to expand Islamic schools, but he offered no independent evidence for those claims.
- His comments were reported alongside established actions by Abbott, who in November 2025 designated the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as foreign terrorist organizations and cited that move when seeking to bar some Islamic private schools from a state voucher program; CAIR disputes the designation.
- News coverage noted Schneider's recent political activism and past promotion of misinformation, a record that outlets used to question the credibility of his specific allegations.
- The post could increase pressure inside the Texas GOP and revive long-running conspiracy fears about Muslim communities, with possible effects on voucher policy fights, local disputes, and primary politics.