Abbott declares CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organizations, bans land purchase

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott banned two Muslim groups on Tuesday from owning land in Texas , calling them foreign terrorist organizations.

The governor's proclamation would prohibit the Muslim Brotherhood and Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its members from purchasing or acquiring land in the state , accusing the groups of supporting terrorism and undermining Texas laws through harassment, intimidation, and violence.

This comes months after Abbott signed a law banning so-called sharia compounds in Texas. In a statement, Abbott said in part.. "The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their goals clear: to forcibly impose sharia law and establish Islam's 'mastership of the world.'"

"I think what the governor has realized is that this is all tied together," said All