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The city ordered the event at a city-owned water park to be canceled following Greg Abbott's threats to pull funding.

Gov. Greg Abbott took to X this week threatening more than $500,000 in state funding after Eid celebration taking place at a city owned water park received backlash from conservative groups online.

Texas AG Ken Paxton is accusing the board of Double R MUD of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act during annexation of project formerly known as EPIC City in lawsuit.

A Travis County District Court has ordered the Texas Workforce Commission to comply with an agreement it made with the developer of the project once known as EPIC City.

The Texas attorney general alleges the religious group purports to act with governmental authority. The tribunal — which issues rulings in disputes involving Texas Muslims — says its work is purely spiritual.

A Collin County Judge issued a temporary injunction against the Double R MUD in a state lawsuit over its annexation of EPIC City, now called The Meadow.

Ken Paxton is suing the Double R Municipal Utility District of Hunt and Collin Counties, claiming it collaborated with EPIC City to avoid state oversight of project.

Sen. John Cornyn is introducing the Defeat Sharia in America Act, which says discrimination based on Sharia Law should be a Civil Rights Act Violation.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Muslim Brotherhood, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and its local Texas chapters, asking a court to shut them down. His office previously argued the local chapters were not part of Texas' foreign terrorist designation.

Community Capital Partners submitted documents to Collin County for The Meadow, formerly known as EPIC City, despite a Texas Attorney General securities fraud lawsuit.

The governor sent a letter to Dallas and Collin County's district attorneys and other state leaders Wednesday.

Gov. Greg Abbott filed the designation letter Tuesday.