Patriot Brief
- What Happened: A Texas public school district rented a taxpayer funded high school to host the 2026 Islamic Games with CAIR listed as a featured sponsor.
- Why It Matters: Texas officials previously designated CAIR as a foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organization, raising security and oversight concerns.
- Bottom Line: Parents and taxpayers are demanding answers, cancellation, and an investigation into how the booking was approved.
A public school district in Texas is facing serious backlash after approving a CAIR sponsored event on a taxpayer funded campus, and parents say they were kept completely in the dark.
The Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District approved the rental of Colleyville Heritage High School for the 2026 Islamic Games scheduled for May 9 and 10. Promotional materials for the event list CAIR New Jersey as a highlighted sponsor among more than 110 organizations.
That detail set off alarm bells across the state.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott designated CAIR as a foreign terrorist organization and transnational criminal organization in November 2025, citing alleged ties to Hamas, the Holy Land Foundation case, and Muslim Brotherhood connections. Abbott’s proclamation ramped up enforcement and barred land deals tied to the group.
Yet here we are. A red state school district is hosting an event where CAIR gets prominent billing on public school property.
Parents are asking the obvious questions. Why is a group Texas officially labels a terror threat being platformed at a public high school. Who approved this rental. Why were trustees reportedly unaware of the booking. And would the district offer the same access to Christian organizations.
Sources close to the school board say trustees had zero knowledge this event was approved. That raises serious concerns about oversight, vetting, and basic due diligence.
This is not about sports. Soccer, basketball, flag football, and archery are not the issue. The issue is security, accountability, and whether public schools are being used to normalize organizations the state has warned against.
Taxpayers fund these facilities. Parents trust districts to protect students and community spaces. That trust breaks when transparency disappears.
Families are now calling on GCISD to cancel the event immediately, investigate the approval process, and explain why a public school is cozying up to CAIR after a formal state designation.
This is not inclusion. It is negligence. And Texans deserve answers.