The Justice Division on Friday opened an investigation into the deliberate Sharia Metropolis close to Dallas, Senator Cornyn mentioned.
Final month Texas Governor Greg Abbott launched a marketing campaign in opposition to a deliberate Islamic “mega-city” exterior Dallas.
The East Plano Islamic Heart, through its affiliate Neighborhood Capitol Companions, is searching for to assemble a 1,000-home settlement round 40 minutes from Dallas.
The “Sharia Metropolis” would come full with a mega mosque, Sharia adherent Muslim colleges, neighborhood faculty, and sporting amenities.
And Sharia legislation is outlawed in Texas beneath a legislation I signed in 2017.
Texas is investigating EPIC Metropolis for a lot of allegations, together with makes an attempt to bypass that legislation.
All entities in Texas should observe state legislation, not Sharia legislation. https://t.co/lrlefjelOV
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 1, 2025
KHOU reported:
The U.S. Division of Justice (DOJ) has opened an investigation into EPIC Metropolis, a Muslim-centric growth proposed in Collin County, following calls from Sen. John Cornyn, amongst others, Cornyn introduced Friday.
EPIC just lately purchased simply over 400 acres of property north of Josephine close to the intersections of County Roads 850 and 695 for the proposed growth that features greater than 1,000 properties, a faculty, retail areas, parks and extra centered round a mosque.
Conservative discuss radio legend Mark Levin just lately discussed the Islamic, Sharia Legislation compliant metropolis being deliberate close to Dallas and cited The Gateway Pundit’s report.
