On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21 ) addressed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlining concerns about a “planned Islamic development” being constructed close to Camp Bullis, a military training base in San Antonio.
More than 27, 000 hectares of Camp Bullis in Bexar County make up the U.S. Army training station. The station serves as a field training facility for health products stationed at Brooke Army Medical Center in nearby Fort Sam Houston as well as a moving location for U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marines battle units.
In order to fulfill its campus expansion project, Roy asked the members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to examine the North Islamic Center of San Antonio ( NICSA ) and “examine whether any criminal, civil, financial, or immigration laws had been broken.
Roy cited an “exclusive statement on the text” from the Daily Signal in a media release released on August 26.
An August 14 report from the conservative organization Rise, Align, Ignite, Reclaim (RAIR ) Foundation USA alerted Roy to NICSA’s ongoing construction of a 33, 000-square foot mosque and community center, which began in April 2024, according to the Daily Signal.
According to the RAIR report, AbdulRhaman Kattab, who has publicly praised the Hamas attacks as a “day of memory” for Muslims, invoked anti-Jewish tropes about wealth and power, and prayed for Muslim triumph over Jerusalem, statements that directly conflict with the organization’s unique constitution that condemns terrorism, is in charge of the project.
The report emphasized that the developing development “is more than just a larger prayer space” and “reflects a wider perspective of building a self-contained Muslim community gateway in one of San Antonio’s fastest-growing residential areas.”
RAIR outlined potential programs that include “additional group facilities, potential personal development intended to generate revenue and increase presence, and the long-term goal of establishing a K-12 Muslim school.”
Roy expressed concern in his letter that NICSA Islamic leaders have collaborated with the Muslim Brotherhood, which he described as” an organization with a history of collaborating with extremist groups and receiving foreign terrorist names for several of its pages.”
According to Roy, this relationship suggests that” these individuals are members of a potential despair network.”
Additionally, the senator made it clear that the project details plans for” Sharia-compliant” sections of its creation.
As you all probably know, efforts to spread Sharia Law or any other Islamic caliphate password are in direct violation of our Constitution, according to Roy, adding that they both “undermine and attempt to replace” the current legal system, which he claimed is founded on the rule of law and religious liberty.
According to Roy,” Sharia ( Islamic law ) subjugates women, children, and non-Muslims to second-class citizenship while imposing a variety of sanctions on those opposed,” he continued, citing his “obligation” to ensure the safety of Camp Bullis and its residents.
Before the publishing, The Texan reached out to Roy, but they did not receive a response.
This job is not the first to spout disagreements among Texas Republicans over fears that it would violate state or federal regulation.
An Islamic K-12 school, a dome, a dome, retail space, and cover are planned for” The Meadow,” previously “EPIC City,” on 402 acres in Collin and Hunt regions near Josephine, south of Dallas.
The Meadow developers filed a lawsuit against the Texas Workforce Commission ( TWC ) this year, alleging the state agency brokered by rejecting fair housing standards submitted by the company.
A Travis County judge made a decision in the company’s pursuit in April.
Gov. Greg Abbott rebuffed X, claiming that the condition had” ALREADY appealed & halted this imperfect decision.” He said,” This development will never see the light of day,” noting that the project is the subject of both state and federal investigations and legal action.
The 15th Court of Appeals ‘ temporary injunction, which “would have compelled the TWC to unlawfully approve certain fair housing documents for the EPIC City ( “EPIC” ) development,” was announced by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is presently looking into The Meadow, as well as a separate TWC research into achievable Fair Housing Act violations.
TWC cited two possible offenses: posting notices or advertisements that show a preference for clients or renters, and imposing sales situations based on race, color, religion, sex, illness, familial status, or national origin.
