NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday ordered a review of state grants to entities that operate two major Texas airports for religious accommodations after Dallas Fort Worth International Airport said it would no longer move forward with a proposal to install Islamic washing stations. Abbott said the state will review grants to entities that operate DFW and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston for possible revocation and denial of future funding. It also referred both airports to the US Department of Transportation for investigation. “Government-owned airports cannot favor one religion over all others,” Abbott wrote on Friday that review in response to increased public attention. “DFW was in the process of evaluating an internal proposal to add a set of ablution washing stations on the pre-security side of Terminal D, the international terminal. Like all proposed projects, the airport ultimately considers operational benefits, customer service impacts, operational risks and costs before approving them,” the airport said. “While that evaluation was planned, the airport expedited its review due to heightened public interest this week and has decided not to proceed with the project as it would not deliver the originally anticipated operational benefits.” The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on July 31. $300,000 and indicated that construction would be completed by the end of the year. DFW previously said those details were the result of administrative errors by the airport’s outside design firm and emphasized that the project had not received final approval. Sept. 23, 2025. (Antranik Tavitian/Reuters) “While the stated estimate was $300,000, that was a high preliminary estimate, and we expect the project, if approved to proceed, would cost closer to $300,000. $120,000,” a DFW spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital. The airport said the design firm also mistakenly selected “private financing” when filing the regulatory filing. “That was a mistake, and it should have indicated that airport funds would be used to pay for the work like all of our projects,” DFW said. DFW said it does not use taxpayer money for airport operations and instead relies on revenue streams, including parking and concessions. MYSTERIOUS WI-FI NETWORK ON BOARD FLIGHT CAUSES ‘UNUSUAL’ ALARM OVER TRAVELERS’ INFORMATION Passengers walking through a terminal inside Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Texas. (Getty Images) Abbott’s office said Friday that George Bush Intercontinental Airport already has an ablution station and an adjoining prayer room. In a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Abbott asked the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration to review religious facilities and accommodations at both airports. “These ablution facilities appear designed to select a subset of the population for special treatment based on religion. That is illegal,” Abbott said. “Both airports are government-owned facilities. The federal and state constitutions prohibit the government from facilitating this type of discrimination. Just as the government cannot favor the secular over the sacred, it also cannot favor one religious view over all others.” Abbott’s office said recipients of state grants must certify compliance with laws prohibiting discrimination. Similar low-level basins and interfaith spaces exist at other major U.S. airports, including Chicago O’Hare, Fox News Digital previously reported. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News Digital has reached out to Houston Airports and the U.S. Department of Transportation for comment. Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report. Brittany Miller is a breaking news editor for Fox News Digital and former freelance reporter who graduated from Syracuse University in 2023.
