Statement from Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee on Governor Abbott’s Targeting of Muslim Organizations
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee issued the following statement regarding Governor Abbott issuing a proclamation targeting Muslim organizations in Texas:
“Governor Abbott’s announcement targeting Muslim organizations and calling them foreign terrorist organizations is discriminatory and unconstitutional. He’s putting entire communities at risk by spreading fear instead of facts.
Harris County is home to families from every part of the globe. They work here, worship here, raise their children here, and help make this county stronger. Our role as public servants is to keep people safe and bring people together, not single out residents because of their faith or their heritage.
Governor Abbott is again breaking down the trust we need to keep our neighborhoods stable. I denounce his decision and call on him to reverse it."