U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) opening an investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center’s (EPIC) proposed Muslim community, EPIC City, in Josephine, Texas, in response to concerns he expressed to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon last month:

“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,” said Sen. Cornyn. “Religious discrimination and Sharia Law have no place in the Lone Star State. Any violations of federal law must be swiftly prosecuted, and I know under the Trump administration, they will be.”

Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, is a member of the Senate Finance, Judiciary, Intelligence, Foreign Relations, and Budget Committees.