“Muslim Only” Event at Taxpayer-Funded Texas Waterpark Canceled After Abbott Threatens to Withhold State Grants
The “Muslim only” event at a taxpayer-funded Texas waterpark has been canceled after Governor Abbott threatened to withhold state grants.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the “Muslim only no-go zone” event was unconstitutional.
A city-owned water park in Grand Prairie openly advertised a “MUSLIMS ONLY” event — closed to the general public.
That’s religious discrimination. It’s unconstitutional. I signed HB 4211 into law — banning Muslim only no-go zones in Texas.
The City must cancel the event and commit to never allowing something like it again by May 11th, or lose $530,000 in state grants.
Let this be a lesson to local officials: Facilities funded by ALL taxpayers are not just for a subset of Texans.
A city-owned water park in Grand Prairie openly advertised a "MUSLIMS ONLY" event — closed to the general public.
That's religious discrimination. It's unconstitutional. I signed HB 4211 into law — banning Muslim only no-go zones in Texas.
The City must cancel the event and… https://t.co/W9NY9PAAjE
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 6, 2026
Fox News reported:
A “Muslim only” event at a taxpayer-funded Texas water park has been canceled following criticism and threats by Gov. Greg Abbott to pull public safety grants.
A local Islamic group had rented out the Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark in Grand Prairie for its annual Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) “Epic Eid” celebration on June 1.
Representatives for both the water park and the city of Grand Prairie sent the following statement to Fox News Digital on Wednesday evening confirming the event is canceled:
“After further review and in the best interest of the City of Grand Prairie, the June 1 EID event at Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark has been canceled.”
A flier for the event originally stated that the gathering was a “Muslim only event” that required a “modest dress code.”
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