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Organizers and local leaders say other private religious events have been held at publicly owned venues without issue — and that the canceled event at Epic Waters in Grand Prairie was targeted by politicians.

The cousin of an Arlington man who has been in ICE custody since October is calling for his release. Ya’akub Ira Vijandre, a community journalist who had been active in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, doesn't have any pending hearings.

Judge David Ezra wrote in an order Wednesday that religious bias played a role in the former head of the Texas Funeral Service Commission's oversight of an investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center.

Records, interviews with ex-Texas Funeral Service Commission staff and a recorded phone call between the agency's former executive director and an Abbott advisor show the governor's office wielded the funeral regulator to target the East Plano Islamic Center for political and religious reasons.

The district said the Feb. 2 event was a "procedural mistake" but condemned the months of online harassment against Wylie East High principal Tiffany Doolan.

Residents urged Grand Prairie leaders to explain the cancellation of a private Eid celebration at Epic Waters after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to withhold state funding from the city.

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.