# Texas Official Calls for Muslim Student Groups to Leave Public Campuses

> Texas education official demands Muslim Student Associations exit public campuses amid security concerns
- Title: Texas Official Calls for Muslim Student Groups to Leave…
- Summary: Texas education official demands Muslim Student Associations exit public campuses amid security concerns Texas State Board of Education member Brandon Hall…
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- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/education/texas-education-official-raises-concerns-over-muslim-student-associations-on-college-campuses
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-09-28T15:00:52+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: texas, state board of education, brandon hall, muslim student associations, muslim brotherhood, universities, north texas, public campuses, texas education, news, politics
## 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
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
## Key takeaway

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