The Texas governor's office told Blaze News that the funding referenced in the Middle East Forum's report was not state tax dollars but rather federal funds distributed by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Nonprofit Security Grant Program.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/islamist-groups-in-texas-rake-in-13m-in-taxpayer-funded-grants-amid-abbotts-battle-against-sharia-law