WHEREAS, the people of Texas, in steadfast commitment to the United States Constitution and the Texas Constitution, recognize the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as an ideological threat due to its documented ties to terrorist organizations and activities that contravene constitutional values; and

WHEREAS, CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the United States v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, the largest terrorism financing case in American history, due to its ties to Hamas – a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization responsible for the October 7, 2023, massacre of over 1,200 civilians in Israel, including Americans – and to the Muslim Brotherhood; and

WHEREAS, CAIR received funds from the Holy Land Foundation, which was classified as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity by the U.S. Treasury Department, prompting the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2008 to sever all formal ties with CAIR; and

WHEREAS, Ghassan Elashi, a founding board member of CAIR-Texas, was convicted and sentenced to 65 years in federal prison for providing material support to Hamas, money laundering, and tax fraud, exemplifying the group’s long-standing alignment with anti-American terrorist interests; and

WHEREAS, since October 7, 2023, Hamas and its allies have launched more than 11,500 rockets into Israel with the stated goal of exterminating Israelis, Americans, Jews, and Christians, and establishing a global Islamic caliphate; and

WHEREAS, CAIR and its affiliates have repeatedly supported individuals convicted of terrorism-related offenses, including:

  • Abdurahman Alamoudi, who supported Hamas and Hezbollah at a CAIR rally and was later convicted as an Al-Qaeda financier
  • Randall Todd Royer, a former CAIR official sentenced to 20 years for aiding Al-Qaeda and the Taliban
  • Bassem Khafagi, CAIR’s former community affairs director, deported after pleading guilty to terrorism-related fraud
  • Rabih Haddad, a CAIR fundraiser tied to the Global Relief Foundation, which was shut down for funding Al-Qaeda
  • Muthanna al-Hanooti, a CAIR director convicted in 2011 for violating U.S. sanctions against Iraq
  • Sami Al-Arian, honored by CAIR despite his conviction for supporting Palestinian Islamic Jihad
  • Aafia Siddiqui, convicted of attempted murder of U.S. personnel and linked to a 2022 synagogue hostage situation and whose legal defense was endorsed by CAIR-Texas leaders; and

WHEREAS, the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. ally, designated CAIR as a terrorist organization in 2014; and

WHEREAS, CAIR leaders, including Maryland Executive Director Zainab Chaudry and National Executive Director Nihad Awad, have made inflammatory public statements, including comparing Israel to Nazi Germany and publicly celebrating the October 7th attacks on Israel; and

WHEREAS, CAIR-Texas has actively promoted Sharia-aligned policies in Texas public institutions, including:

  • Forcing Travis County Jail to alter mugshot procedures and clothing standards to comply with Islamic customs
  • Supporting HB 1044, which allows imams to perform marriages, including temporary and polygamous marriages incompatible with Texas law (89th Texas Legislature)
  • Endorsing HB 625 and HB 667, mandating halal meals in public schools, funded by the Islamic Society of North America – an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation case (89th Texas Legislature)
  • Supporting HB 1883, which mandates accommodation for Islamic holidays on state exams (88th Texas Legislature)
  • Backing the April 5, 2025, Sugar Land Town Square Iftar – an event that enforced halal- only meals and broadcast the Islamic call to prayer (adhan) in a civic space – which was approved by the Sugar Land City Council, thereby advancing Islamic supremacy in violation of secular governance; and

WHEREAS, CAIR-Texas, under the leadership of Sameeha Rizvi, has actively worked to suppress constitutionally protected speech, including:

  • Orchestrating a campaign to cancel a peaceful protest by Christian women on April 29, 2025, at the Texas Capitol
  • Accusing lawmakers of “Islamophobia” for investigating alleged legal violations at the East Plano Islamic Center
  • Publishing a “Bullying Report” aimed at coercing public schools to label curriculum materials as “Islamophobic”
  • Supporting HCR 85, which mirrors Pakistan’s blasphemy laws by declaring March 15 (for a ten-year period) as the “Day to Combat Islamophobia,” effectively chilling criticism of Islamist ideology (89th Texas Legislature); and

WHEREAS, resolutions introduced during the 89th Legislature, such as HR 32 (“Pakistan Day”), HCR 18 (“Muslim Heritage Month”), and the legitimization of Harmony Public Schools – linked to the Turkish Gülen Movement, which has been accused of visa fraud and ideological indoctrination – further reveal an effort to advance Islamic nationalist and foreign-influenced ideologies within Texas; and

WHEREAS, the U.S. Constitution (Article IV, Section 4) guarantees each state a republican form of government and protection against domestic subversion, and the Texas Constitution requires elected officials to defend these principles against all threats, foreign and domestic; and

WHEREAS, any organization promoting foreign ideologies that threaten the U.S. Constitution, rule of law, and public safety must be actively opposed by those sworn to uphold the public trust; now

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party of Texas calls upon all elected officials in Texas and throughout the United States – sworn to uphold the Texas and U.S. Constitutions – to:

  • Immediately suspend all contact and outreach activities with CAIR and its affiliates, including partnerships with schools, police departments, city councils, and government agencies
  • Publicly denounce CAIR’s anti-constitutional agenda, its documented terrorist affiliations, and its efforts to undermine American values, laws, and civic institutions
  • Take all appropriate legal and legislative actions to prevent CAIR’s ideological infiltration into Texas public life; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas will consider the failure by elected officials to oppose CAIR’s documented threat to constitutional governance to be a betrayal of their respective oaths of office and the public trust, and that we intend to hold those elected officials accountable for failing to protect the liberties, safety, and republican form of government guaranteed by the Constitutions of Texas and the United States.