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CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding Cypress-Fairbanks ISD leaders cancel an annual sporting event called the Islamic Games of North America. The governor says the event is sponsored by a group he has designated as a terrorist organization.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding a Houston-area school district to cut its ties with a Muslim youth sports event because of its ties to a group which he considers a terrorist organization.