Gov. Greg Abbott is pressuring Cy-Fair ISD to cut ties with the 2026 Houston Islamic Games, while the district says it has not agreed to host the event and must follow anti-discrimination laws.

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.

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.

Gov. Greg Abbott is demands that Cy-Fair ISD cancel an Islamic Games event planned for October at Bridgeland High School, citing ties with the Council of American-Islamic Relations of New Jersey.

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