Gov. Abbott Targets Islamic Group, Courts in Texas Probes

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to immediately launch criminal investigations into the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its leadership.

In a two-page letter to DPS Director Col. Freeman Martin, Abbott stated that CAIR maintains “a documented history of promoting anti-American and anti-Texas values, including the imposition of Sharia law in American communities.”

He declared that “Sharia law is fundamentally incompatible with the United States Constitution and the Texas Constitution” and represents “a direct threat to the safety and security of all Texans.”