Governor Abbott signed a bill banning Sharia law the legislation created after a religious

rights battle erupted in Collin County. Good evening. I'm Clarice Tensley. Governor Abbott was in North Texas for that bill signing, banning residential properties from creating Sharia law compounds.

This comes after state Republican leaders

raised concerns about a Muslim-centric development plan in Collin County called Epic City.

Fox Force Stephen Dyle is there and has more. Stephen.

Clary's Governor Habit says that this law was needed in his words to prevent discrimination

based on religion.

As you mentioned, some lawmakers were concerned in past bills after the East Plano Islamic

Center had plans to make a development for people of the Muslim faith in Josephine.

Now while Sharia law is not mentioned in this bill

language, the governor signed Friday. He says it intends to ban residential property

developments like Epic City from creating Sharia law compounds. Abbott said that this law is not

targeting Muslims. He says it prevents any housing discrimination

on the basis of any religion.

Regardless of which religion it is,

people are not going to be able to establish

these comprehensive large-scale developments

that limit only people of one religious belief

to that area. And you can only buy of your part of that religion.

You can only still have your part of that religion.

Religious discrimination is in violation of Texas law.

Now the plan for the development included 1,000 homes, a mosque and school.

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