(KERA) Both U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are each seeking to expand a probe into a proposed North Texas development project led by a local mosque.
In a Friday letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, Cornyn asked assistant attorney general Harmeet Dhillon to investigate potential “religious discrimination” at EPIC City. Just hours after news of that letter broke Monday, Paxton announced his own plans to ramp up his ongoing investigation into the project.
Paxton announced he was looking into the East Plano Islamic Center and EPIC City last month. In a press release Monday, he’s demanding documents from local city officials potentially tied to the development.
