domestic terrorism

Texas Attorney General Paxton's filing comes in response to the Council on American-Islamic Relations Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin chapters' lawsuit against him and Gov. Greg Abbott last month.

Gov. Greg Abbott filed the designation letter Tuesday.

The charges include engaging in organized criminal activity, hindering the prosecution of terrorism, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer and terrorism.

Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching undercover investigations of left-wing political violence in Texas after recent attacks against ICE.