New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday (November 18) issued a wide-ranging proclamation designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Transnational Criminal Organizations under state law.

The order bars the groups from purchasing land in Texas and authorizes the state attorney general to sue to halt their operations.

Abbott's proclamation accuses the Muslim Brotherhood of promoting violent jihad and supporting terrorist affiliates abroad. It also cites US court findings, including the Holy Land Foundation terrorism-financing case, to argue that CAIR had associations with Hamas.

The document draws on statements by Brotherhood leaders an...