The Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR & Networks Working to Influence Western Civilization & Destabilize TX
Schedule
Tue Feb 10 2026 at 11:30 am to 01:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX
TO RSVP: Click on the "tickets" link above and enter the password "TPPF" when promptedAdversaries of Texas and America shouldn’t wield power within the United States – power that is used against us. And yet, groups with a foreign terrorist designation have spread influence throughout our political process, public institutions, and education systems.
How deep does the infiltration go? How many of our institutions are under the influence of people with a hostile attitude toward our state and country? Join us at TPPF for an in-person event where we’ll unpack those questions and give answers about how groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have been wielding soft power to shape public opinion, redirect policy priorities, and weaken core American and Western values.
Join Texas legislative leaders along with an international expert on Islamist Extremism, Sam Westrop. Sam is the Director of The Middle East Forum's counter-extremism project and has headed Islamist Watch since March 2017. Before that, he ran Stand for Peace, a London-based counter-extremism organization. He is the nation’s foremost expert on the radical network of Islamic radicals expanding across Texas. These radicals are seeking to infiltrate our education system, higher education, and government to weaponize and exploit Western values of free speech, capitalism, and our generous safety nets to advance their ultimate goal of instilling the Caliphate in Texas and implementing Sharia Law.
Complimentary lunch will be provided for in-person attendees, and you are also welcome to register for a livestream ticket and tune in online.
Speakers
-Mandy Drogin (Moderator) – Campaign Director, Next Generation Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation
-Ammon Blair – Senior Fellow, Secure & Sovereign Nation, Texas Public Policy Foundation
-The Honorable Cole Hefner – Texas State Representative (TX-5); Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans’ Affairs
-The Honorable Joanne Shofner – Texas State Representative (TX-11)
-Sam Westrop – Director, Islamist Watch, Middle East Forum
Agenda
-11:30AM - 12:00PM | Guest Check-In + Lunch
-12:00PM - 1:00PM | Event Program + Audience Q&A
Livestream
The livestream can be viewed from 12PM - 1PM CST
Parking
-Metered parking – pay per minute/hour Congress Avenue – 9th Street and surrounding streets
-Peak Parking LLC – pay for first 30 minutes then for each additional 30 minutes -176 E 9th St, Austin, TX 78701
-Capitol Tower – pay per hour – 206 E 9th Street, Austin, TX 78701
TO RSVP: Click on the "tickets" link above and enter the password "TPPF" when prompted
*There are two RSVP Options: 1) In-Person (TPPF Theater), and 2) Virtual (Livestream). When you RSVP, you will receive more event information and a reminder before the event.
Where is it happening?
Texas Public Policy Foundation, 901 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701-2421, United States
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