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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The Texas governor claimed a chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which he has declared a foreign terrorist organization, has sponsored the youth athletic competition. CAIR disputes the claim.