Texas Official Calls for Muslim Student Groups to Leave Public Campuses

Texas education official demands Muslim Student Associations exit public campuses amid security concerns

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Texas Official Calls for Muslim Student Groups to Leave Public Campuses

Texas education official demands Muslim Student Associations exit public campuses amid security concerns

In brief

Texas education official demands Muslim Student Associations exit public campuses amid security concerns Texas State Board of Education member Brandon Hall wants public universities to ban Muslim Student Associations due to alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood Originally reported by Dallas Express.

State official raises alarm

Texas State Board of Education member Brandon Hall says Muslim Student Associations are a coordinated effort to establish a foothold in public institutions

“The rise and growth of MSA chapters on Texas college campuses is no coincidence. It's a coordinated, subversive effort to establish a foothold in our institutions”

Hall's security concerns

Hall claims MSA is a front for the Muslim Brotherhood, which he says has subversive intentions against the United States

“The MSA is a front organization for the Muslim Brotherhood, which has made its subversive intentions against the United States well known”

MSA presence in North Texas

MSA presence in North Texas

MSAs operate at multiple North Texas universities including UNT, TCU, SMU, and UT Dallas

MSA National history

MSA National was founded in January 1963 at the University of Illinois and has served Muslim students for over 60 years

Historical Brotherhood ties

Early MSA chapters distributed writings by Muslim Brotherhood founders including Hassan al-Banna and Sayyid Qutb

Abbott's designation

Gov. Greg Abbott designated Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as foreign terrorist organizations under Texas law in November 2025

No MSA designation

Abbott's designation does not include MSA National or individual Muslim Student Associations at North Texas universities

The key point

Texas State Board of Education member Brandon Hall wants public universities to ban Muslim Student Associations due to alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood

Read the original on Dallas Express

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