https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2025/12/05/texas-ag-ken-paxton-sues-to-stop-development-project-once-called-epic-city/Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to stop development project once called 'EPIC City'The Muslim-centric project, now called The Meadow, is planned in Collin and Hunt counties.
Dec. 5, 2025
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Updated 6:48 p.m. CST
Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton is suing the East Plano Islamic Center, an affiliated development group and others to stop
a planned residential development in Collin and Hunt counties tied to the mosque, his office announced Friday.
Paxton accused the mosque, developer Community Capital Partners LP and others of "engaging in an illegal development scheme that violated Texas securities law."
Paxton filed the
21-page lawsuit in Collin County.
The project once called EPIC City and
now referred to as The Meadow is a planned Muslim-centric development of more than 1,000 homes, a K-12 faith-based school, a mosque, elderly and assisted living, apartments, clinics, retail shops, a community college and sports fields on 402 acres in Collin and Hunt counties.
The site is outside of Josephine, about 40 miles northeast of downtown Dallas.
"The leaders behind EPIC City have engaged in a radical plot to destroy hundreds of acres of beautiful Texas land and line their own pockets," Paxton said in a statement. "I will relentlessly bring the full force of the law against anyone who thinks they can ignore the rules and hurt Texans. 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."
While the mosque is named, the lawsuit focuses primarily on Community Capital Partners and EPIC Real Properties Inc.
Paxton alleges that the developers engaged in fraudulent practices while soliciting funds for the project.
Community Capital Partners LP is the for-profit development entity created by members of the East Plano Islamic Center, one of North Texas' largest mosques.
EPIC Real Properties Inc. manages and controls the development group.
Individuals named in the lawsuit are Community Capital Partners president Imran Chaudhary, Naveed Siddiqui and Sarfraz Ahmad.
Both Siddiqui and Ahmad are identified as directors in Community Capital Partners in filings with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Siddiqui is listed as treasurer of the East Plano Islamic Center, according to the mosque's website.
The three men also serve as the board of directors for EPIC Real Properties Inc. Addresses for the trio in SEC filings match the EPIC mosque.
Paxton alleges developers "funneled a significant amount of the funds to their own pockets" and failed to verify the accredited investor status of more than 10% of people who bought securities for the project.
To reserve lots in the development, investors must buy an $80,000 share of Community Capital Partners money that will be credited to the purchase of a home lot.
Project investors must be classified as accredited under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines. Along with other requirements, that means they must have a net worth of over $1 million and an individual income of $200,000 or a household income of $300,000 in each of the past two years, according to documents published on the group's website.
Investments help Community Capital Partners cover the cost of the land purchase and the development of roads.
The lawsuit alleges that Chaudhary has received $30,000 per month from the offering proceeds despite claiming that he would not be paid.
EPIC Real Properties Inc. also has received more than $1 million for standard operating costs despite claiming they would not exceed that amount, according to the lawsuit.
Paxton alleges Community Capital Partners violated several portions of the Texas Securities Act. This includes failing to register with the Texas Securities Commissioner and misrepresenting facts about the project to investors.
In a statement, Community Capital Partners said it was reviewing the lawsuit.
"We just learned about the filing from the Attorney General's social media post," the firm said. "Our focus is on understanding the claims and ensuring we have a clear and accurate assessment of the document."
Attempts to contact Dan Cogdell, an attorney representing the EPIC mosque and the developers, were not immediately returned Friday.
In March, Paxton issued a civil investigative demand to Community Capital Partners "to acquire material relevant to an investigation regarding potential violations of Texas consumer protection laws."
The group
provided over 750 documents along with written responses to Paxton's office as part of the probe.
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state agencies to investigate EPIC and its affiliated entities.
Two investigations tied to the development have been settled or closed. Others remain open.
In September, the Texas Workforce Commission settled a Fair Housing Act complaint against the developers.
The U.S. Department of Justice dropped a civil rights investigation tied to the project in June. The Justice Department launched its probe following a request from U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. The Texas Republican expressed concern that those involved in the planned development could discriminate against Jewish and Christian Texans.
Abbott said in an
X post earlier this week at least four state agencies have open investigations related to the project.
Paxton is currently running for U.S. Senate against Cornyn.
Paxton himself was indicted on felony securities fraud charges in 2015, months after he started as attorney general.
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