# Texas seeks federal probe of airport washing facilities, Muslim group denounces move

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- Reuters, 2026-08-22 03:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-seeks-federal-probe-airport-washing-facilities-muslim-group-denounces-move-2026-08-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a891312c69d29000181c6b6

> Texas Governor Greg Abbott has asked the federal government to investigate airport facilities used for ritual washing before Islamic prayers. A Muslim advocacy group denounced the request as an “anti-Muslim political stunt.”