Greg Abbott Threatens Airports Over Islamic Washing Facilities: 'Illegal'
The Texas governor ordered grant reviews of DFW and Houston airports after objecting to spaces used for ritual washing.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to revoke funding from two major Texas airports, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), over facilities used by Muslim travelers for ritual washing, calling them "illegal" religious discrimination. Abbott stated that his office was reviewing state grants awarded to the airports and warned that operators found to have violated anti-discrimination requirements could lose existing grants and be denied future funding.
The ablution facilities, which allow Muslims to perform wudu, a ritual washing before prayer, have been available at both airports since 2019 and 2024 respectively.
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