A Texas judge backed the developer of a planned Muslim-focused community, ruling that a state agency has to honor previous agreements it had made.
The Texas Workforce Commission called the decision “flawed” after the Travis County District Court ordered that it comply with agreements made with the developer of The Meadow, formerly known as the East Plano Islamic Community (EPIC) city. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said the planned 400-acre community outside Dallas set to include businesses, schools and a mosque, will “never see the light of day.”
“The agency and the developer, Community Capital Partners, agreed last fall to resolve allegations of fair housing violations against the project. Community Capital Partners sued the Texas Workforce Commission after it sent the commission fair housing policies for the development, but didn’t receive any review or response from the agency, according to a press release from the developer,” KERA reported.
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The East Plano Islamic Community (EPIC), which has now been rebranded to The Meadow, will feature 1,000 homes, a mosque, schools, and more.
Texas leaders are worried… pic.twitter.com/HoSvNeV307
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 30, 2026
‘The proposed housing community a 402-acre development in unincorporated Collin and Hunt counties, roughly 40 miles northeast of Dallas near the city of Josephine. The project is years away from construction, but has already faced intense scrutiny from top Republicans in the state. Texas officials have accused the development of implementing Sharia Law and creating a no-go zone for non-Muslims, something the developer has repeatedly denied,” according to KERA.
“The court’s ruling is flawed and overlooks substantial evidence of violations under the Fair Housing Act,” a spokesperson for the Texas Workforce Commission told KERA.
“Texas has ALREADY appealed & halted this flawed ruling,” the governor’s social media account posted. “The Meadow (Epic City) is also subject to other legal action by the state. And, there are active investigations by State agencies and by the federal government. This development will never see the light of day.”
Texas has ALREADY appealed & halted this flawed ruling.
The Meadow (Epic City) is also subject to other legal action by the state.
And, there are active investigations by State agencies and by the federal government.
This development will never see the light of day. https://t.co/d079XtbjYO
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 30, 2026
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) applauded the court’s decision as a win over the “Islamophobic witch hunts.”
“This court ruling is a powerful affirmation that the rule of law prevails over Islamophobic witch hunts and politically driven regulatory harassment. For over a year, state leaders have abused their authority in a bigoted attempt to deny Texas Muslims their constitutional right to develop an inclusive, family-oriented community,” the group said in a statement.
Texas Attorney General Paxton accused leaders behind EPIC City of having “engaged in a radical plot to destroy hundreds of acres of beautiful Texas land and line their own pockets.”
“The unlawful land project known as EPIC City will be stopped, and those responsible will be barred from ever creating another fraudulent operation like this again,” he said in a statement last December in announcing the lawsuit.
