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Screenshot of a false X post from a user with the username “@WWG1WGA_QQ” that reads: “This Muslim gathering was in Irving, Texas Irving, Texas is the city in Texas where 2 Sharia Law courts are operating, already ruling on over 300 cases Do you understand how serious this Islam situation is America"

There Are No Islamic Criminal Courts in Texas

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There are two courts in Texas making rulings based on Islam. 

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There are no criminal or civil courts in Texas or anywhere in the United States that make legal rulings based on Islam. 

Faith-based arbitration exists in the United States, but it is not unique to Islam. There are also Christian and Jewish arbitration panels that act as a private alternative to civil courts for handling some civil disputes.

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