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The Center for American-Islamic Relations condemned an incident that took place at an Islamic learning center in McKinney, saying Gov. Greg Abbott bears responsibility because of his rhetoric.

The corporation behind a North Texas mosque's planned multipurpose development says it's reached an agreement with the Texas Workforce Commission resolving allegations that the development would discriminate against non-Muslims.

The email comes amid a wave of recent anti-Muslim rhetoric from Texas Republicans.

It comes days after reporting by ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº revealed TFSC Presiding Officer Kristin Tips texted an anti-Muslim graphic and links in May to the commission’s then-executive director Scott Bingaman.

Text messages obtained by ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº show the presiding officer of the state's funeral regulation agency sharing an anti-Islam infographic and videos with the agency’s former executive director during the commission’s ongoing investigation into a North Texas mosque.

Bo French has previously faced backlash from his own party for his online posts.

The Texas Funeral Service Commission fired staffers July 21 who are the latest to accuse the agency's presiding officer of unethical behavior and retaliation in connection with the firing of the commission's former executive director last month.

The Texas Funeral Service Commission told the East Plano Islamic Center in March it was unlawfully operating as a funeral home. After EPIC responded with a lawsuit, the commission says the mosque can proceed with funeral and burial rites as before.

The East Plano Islamic Center alleges 11 congregants have died without proper funeral rites according to the Muslim faith since the Texas Funeral Service Commission ordered those services to stop in March.

The new law challenges the business structure of developments like EPIC City.

The East Plano Islamic Center's members are facing Islamophobia and unprecedented state scrutiny over unbuilt housing development EPIC City.

The U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation of Muslim development EPIC City after Senator John Cornyn sent a letter to the Attorney General.