Update, 9/18/2025: This article has been updated to include new information on the legal drama between Texas and the East Plano Islamic Center development.

Though construction has stalled, and continued planning seemed to be on the back burner, at the request of Sen. John Cornyn, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into EPIC City , a proposed real estate development designed specifically for Islamic residents in far north Collin County blueprinted by a local mosque.

“I am grateful to Attorney General Bondi and the Department of Justice for hearing my concerns and opening an investigation into the proposed EPIC City development in North Texas,” Cornyn said in a press release announcing the investigation. “Religious discrimination and Sharia Law have no p

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