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Carola Guerrero De León

Abbott Says Texas Halted Construction of Muslim Residential Project. Developers Say It Hasn't Even Started.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference at the Texas State Capitol. (Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced his administration "halted" the construction of a Muslim-themed residential community dubbed "EPIC City" citing criminal concerns, but the East Plano Islamic Center (the nonprofit organization behind the project) told the Latin Times developers have yet to submit their proposal.

"We have not submitted the plans for approval so not sure what that means to be halted," an EPIC representative wrote via text message, responding to Abbott's Sunday evening post on X.

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