Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston accusing them of religious bias over Islamic wudu washing facilities. Abbott said government-owned airports cannot favor one religion over all others and they should be investigated and their funds should be stopped if they are found doing something like that. Abbott said the state will review grants to botth the airports for possible revocation and denial of future funding. He also referred both airports to the US Department of Transportation for investigation.
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"Government-owned airports cannot favor one religion over all others," Abbott wrote. "DFW plans to install Islamic wudu washing facilities are illegal. I've directed a review of all state grants to both airports for possible revocation, and referred DFW & IAH to USDOT for investigation.
"Texas will not allow illegal religious discrimination at taxpayer-funded facilities," he warned.
