A proposed Islamic-focused development in North Texas may be moving forward soon under a new name, according to local officials—despite past claims from the governor that the project has been “halted.”
The controversial community known as EPIC City is planned for property located in unincorporated areas of Collin and Hunt counties, just north of the city of Josephine.
Over the weekend, Collin County Judge Chris Hill updated residents that the developers, Community Capital Partners, LLC (CCP), appear to be getting ready to submit their plans to the county for review. 
Hill noted that the neighborhood has been renamed The Meadow, as shown on a “conceptual lotting study” diagram prepared by Westwood Professional Services, the engineering company for the project.
“No plat has yet been filed with Collin County, but there are reports that CCP have filed or soon intend to file an application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to form a municipal utility district for the development project,” noted Hill. “County officials also expect a plat application to be filed with the county soon.”
Erin Ragsdale, a spokeswoman for CCP, told Texas Scorecard that a timeline for the submissions is not yet available, but site plans will be submitted to both counties.
Ragsdale shared a statement from CCP President Imran Chaudhary regarding the name change.
In light of some public confusion over whether the development would become a separate municipality, Community Capital Partners chose to change the name of the development from EPIC City to The Meadow to better describe the beautiful property and the inclusive, family-centered, mixed-use, master-planned community being designed.
“Meadow” accurately describes the property in its current state.
Collin County officials first discussed the proposed EPIC City—an expansion of the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC)—at a packed commissioners court meeting on March 31.
Judge Hill said then that he would not support a project that “violates Texas or federal law.”
County Administrator Yoon Kim noted that if a developer’s plan “meets state and local laws, the county has a ministerial duty to approve it.”
In May, Gov. Greg Abbott posted on X that “no construction” was yet taking place on the development, which was/is still empty farmland, and claimed that Texas had “halted any construction of EPIC City.”
The developers confirmed to Texas Scorecard at the time that “nothing has been halted.” The project was simply still in the preliminary planning stages.
The 400-acre community was designed to include 1,000 homes as well as a mosque/community center, a school, and other facilities catering to Muslim families. EPIC City was originally sold as an Islamic enclave that offered “more than just a neighborhood, it’s a way of life.”
Prospective residents purchased “shares” to secure lots, becoming “accredited investors” in the future community. According to CCP’s marketing, EPIC City was so popular that the developers added more lots on nearby property dubbed EPIC Ranches.
Both the exclusionary language and the ownership scheme sparked controversy and prompted a flurry of state and federal investigations into the original East Plano Islamic Center, EPIC City, and CCP.
So far, all have failed to find legal reasons to block the planned Islamic community.
In June, the U.S. Department of Justice closed a civil rights investigation initiated at the behest of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), after CCP “affirmed that all will be welcome in any future development” and agreed to revise its marketing materials “to reinforce that message” consistent with its obligations under the Fair Housing Act.
In September, the Texas Workforce Commission likewise dismissed claims that EPIC City would discriminate against non-Muslims in violation of the Texas Fair Housing Act, after CCP entered into a conciliation agreement with TWC.
The agreement obligates the developers to ensure marketing materials are non-discriminatory and to vet applicants based on objective criteria, among other provisions.
CCP’s original EPIC City website has since been scrubbed and currently contains the message “New website coming soon!” and an email address.
Concerns about the Islamic development—and others like it across Texas—also prompted state lawmakers to pass House Bill 4211, which took effect in June.
HB 4211 outlawed CCP’s residential ownership model as a “deceptive trade practice” and removed existing Texas Fair Housing religious exemptions for developments of 25 or more acres—putting the state law at odds with the federal Fair Housing Act.
In September, Abbott ceremonially signed HB 4211 at an event in Collin County, claiming it would “ban sharia compounds” in Texas, although the law does not mention sharia law.
Under the new law, if a court finds a developer violated the deceptive trade practices provision, it may block the managing entity from continuing any construction or development activity, including petitioning the TCEQ to create a municipal utility district.
It is unclear whether a court could block the planned development for violating HB 4211 if agreements were signed before the law took effect.
Last month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office had found evidence the developers “violated federal and state securities laws,” but no further information has been publicly released.
Asked about potential legal impediments to the project, Ragsdale said she would confer with attorney Dan Cogdell, who is representing the EPIC City developers.
Meanwhile, citizens have raised larger concerns about the “Islamification” of Texas.
Some state lawmakers share those concerns but acknowledge there are no easy solutions.
During a recent legislative panel discussion, State Rep. Brent Money (R–Greenville) said that “stopping the Islamization of Texas” is a top priority, but added, “I don’t know what to do about that yet.”
“You need to look and see what the Muslim radicals in Texas are saying that their plan is, and you need to start believing them,” he added. “It is not compatible with a Christian nation, which we are.”
Judge Hill said more information about EPIC City/The Meadow will be provided as it becomes available.
For now, the site of the proposed Islamic community remains a meadow, not a city.
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