In a letter sent Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott said to cancel the private Eid al-Adha event scheduled for June or lose $530,000 in state grants.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — The city of Grand Prairie, Texas, canceled a private rental marking a religious holiday under pressure from Gov. Greg Abbot, who called it unconstitutional religious discrimination after initial marketing for the event said it was “Muslim only.”
The “Epic Eid” event scheduled for June 1 at the city-owned Epic Waters was designed for families to celebrate Eid al-Adha in a waterpark environment where everyone in attendance was dressed
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