Grand Prairie Cancels "Eid" Event After Gov. Greg Abbott's Office Threatens to Pull Funding
Abbott says the city could lose more than $500,000 in grants unless it blocks the privately rented Eid celebration, which organizers say is open to all faiths.
- On Wednesday, the City of Grand Prairie canceled the private DFW Eid Celebration at Epic Waters after Texas Governor Greg Abbott threatened to pull approximately $530,000 in state public safety grants.
- Abbott's office warned Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen on Tuesday that the event violated state agreements, calling it "religious discrimination" and comparing it to "Whites only" policies.
- Organizer Aminah Knight initially marketed the event as "Muslim only," then updated the flyer to require "modest dress" to create a comfortable environment for families celebrating the Islamic holiday.
- Knight described the cancellation as a "painful experience," calling it a "wake up call for how much work we have to do as Muslims to help the wider American people."
- Abbott warned that facilities funded by "ALL taxpayers" are not for a "subset of Texans," establishing a precedent for how local officials must manage religious or private events on public property.
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Sara Gonzales exposes 'MUSLIMS ONLY' event at city-owned site — and Gov. Greg Abbott is taking action
A report from BlazeTV's Sara Gonzales exposing a Muslims-only event at a water park in Texas has led to a threat from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.The event was to celebrate a religious event called Eid and was scheduled for June 1 in Grand Prairie. Gonzales posted an ad from the event clearly marking it as excluding non-Muslims.'That's religious discrimination. It's unconstitutional.'The event included halal food and a private prayer area, despi…
Governor Abbott Shuts Down Discriminatory Muslims-Only Waterpark Event
After news of a Muslim-only, city-owned waterpark event went viral, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the city, which eventually shut the whole thing down.Texas Scorecard:The City of Grand Prairie has canceled a controversial Eid event planned at the city-owned Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark following mounting backlash and a threat from Gov. Greg Abbott to revoke state grant funding.“After further review and in the best interest of the C…
Islamic celebration at Grand Prairie water park is canceled after threat by Gov. Abbott
Gov. Greg Abbott took to X this week threatening more than $500,000 in state funding after Eid celebration taking place at a city owned water park received backlash from conservative groups online.
GOP Big Name Hurls Threat Amid ‘Taxpayer-Funded’ Entity Hosting ‘Muslim Only’ Day: ‘Unconstitutional’
Grand Prairie, Texas finds itself at the center of a firestorm after a taxpayer-funded water park scheduled a private event advertised as exclusively for Muslim attendees — and Governor Greg Abbott stepped in with a financial ultimatum that ended the controversy before it could fully begin. Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark, an 80,000-square-foot facility with the...
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