Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for a crackdown on CAIR. (Antranik Tavitian/Reuters)
"The spread of radical Islam in Texas must be stopped, and if school districts are continuing to promote or partner with organizations tied to an FTO, that ends now," said Attorney General Paxton. "I will ensure that taxpayers’ dollars are not materially supporting activities by Islamist terrorists in violation of Texas law."
Abbott has previously called on school districts to sever ties with CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood. He argues the organizations cannot legally operate on public school property, according to Click2Houston.
"Voluminous documents detail the dangers posed to Texans by the Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR, and their affiliates," Abbott said in a statement. "Regardless of the facade CAIR attempts to portray in press releases, CAIR cannot be allowed to use its ‘nonprofit’ status as a shield for sponsoring terror, advancing radical Islamism in Texas, or fronting for the Muslim Brotherhood."
"The same goes for other entities pretending to engage in charity by day, while sponsoring terror by night," he added.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith is urging the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether a California-based chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations should lose its tax-exempt status. (Leonard Ortiz/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
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"Tax-exempt status is a privilege, not a right," Smith, a Republican from Missouri, told Fox News Digital earlier this month. "Organizations that receive special treatment under the tax code must follow the law and operate in the public interest, not bankroll illegal activity, mislead federal agencies, or misuse hard-earned taxpayer dollars."
Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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