Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sharia Law, CAIR, and Redistricting

Texas Governor's Stance on Sharia Law

• 🎯 Governor Greg Abbott asserts that Texas will 'purge any attempt to impose Sharia law' in the state.
• 🔍 Abbott confirmed the existence of at least two Sharia courts in the Dallas area, specifically in Dallas County and Collin County.
• 🏛️ He has dispatched the Texas Department of Public Safety to investigate and eliminate any Sharia courts within Texas.
• 📜 Abbott emphasized that Texas law and the state constitution do not permit Sharia courts or Sharia law.

Designation of CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood

• ⚠️ Governor Abbott designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization.
• 🔗 He cited the Muslim Brotherhood's history of global terror and CAIR's alleged ties to Hamas and terrorism financing.
• ⚖️ A founder of CAIR's Texas branch was previously imprisoned for 65 years for financing terrorism.
• 🚫 This designation prohibits CAIR from owning or purchasing property in Texas.

Redistricting Case and Judicial Criticism

• 📌 Abbott commented on a recent court decision regarding congressional districts in Texas, expressing confidence in an appeal.
• 🗣️ He criticized the judge who issued the opinion, noting that the same judge was overturned by the Fifth Circuit Court last year for a redistricting decision.
• 📄 A senior judge on the three-judge panel reportedly 'eviscerated' the judge who wrote the opinion in a lengthy, harsh critique.
• ⚖️ Abbott believes the U.S. Supreme Court will agree with the senior judge's assessment that the decision was a significant misjudgment.