Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged Collin County commissioners on Wednesday to block further development of the proposed EPIC City housing project.
Paxton sent a letter to the Collin County Commissioners Court calling for rejection of a plat application submitted on December 23, 2025, for “The Meadow Phase 1.” The action follows a lawsuit by his office seeking to invalidate the project’s land annexation, which Paxton described as approved by an “unlawfully constituted” board of the Double R Municipal Utility District No. 2A to evade state oversight.
Separate state litigation accuses developers of securities fraud, including misleading investors, failing to verify accredited-investor status, and diverting a “significant amount” of funds for personal use. Court documents cited in the letter claim promotional materials implied the site would be “unlawfully reserved for Muslims specifically” and described it as the “epicenter of Islam in North America.”
“From beginning to end, the East Plano Islamic Center development has been an illegal scheme designed to circumvent state law and destroy beautiful Texas land,” Paxton said in a statement released Wednesday.
Collin County has withheld approval of the plat due to multiple deficiencies and insufficient documentation. Paxton wrote that the state’s lawsuits offer “reasonable bases” for officials to deny the project using all lawful means.
“My office’s investigation of EPIC City, its developers, and associated governmental or nongovernmental entities is ongoing,” Paxton added in the letter, warning of potential further legal action. His office recommended that commissioners consult their own legal counsel.
The U.S. Department of Justice closed its EPIC City investigation last year after developers affirmed the project’s inclusivity. Developers deny the fraud allegations, calling the legal challenges acts of religious discrimination.
