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Governor Abbott's Letter Puts Houston-Area School District in the Spotlight
- On Tuesday, Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District severed negotiations to host the Islamic Games in North Texas after learning a sponsor was designated a terrorist organization by the governor.
- Following the proclamation, Texas law enforcement and education officials were directed to act after Gov. Greg Abbott designated CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations last November, and called for investigations.
- The event's website showed over 60 sponsors including Council on American-Islamic Relations , but the CAIR-New Jersey chapter made only a one-time, in-kind contribution of drawstring bags around 2023.
- Texas officials praised GCISD's move and Abbott sent Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District a letter directing cancellation and warning TEA would refer findings to the Texas Attorney General.
- CAIR and allied legal groups have sued to block enforcement of Abbott's proclamation, while the Islamic Games expect over 10,000 athletes from over 900 teams at the May 9 to 10 Dallas event.
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Cy-Fair ISD cites local policy after Gov. Abbott calls for district to sever ties with Islamic Games
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