Imran Chaudhary, executive officer and director of Community Capital Partners, poses for a photo at the EPIC City project site outside of Josephine, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
Chitose Suzuki/Staff Photographer
A Travis County judge has ordered a state agency to comply with the fair housing agreement it made with the developer of a Muslim-centric neighborhood in North Texas.
The Texas Workforce Commission must abide by the terms of a September 2025 settlement it reached with developer Community Capital Partners. The group is behind The Meadow, previously called EPIC City.
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The 201st District Court issued the injunction Thursday, and developers say it clears a path forward for the project. Community Capital Partners said in a statement that the firm will put the agreed-upon fair housing policies in effect and resume public communications about the planned development.
Social media accounts and websites were paused while the state completed a required review of the developers.
Attempts to contact the Texas Workforce Commission were not immediately returned.
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“This ruling confirms what we have maintained from the beginning — that Community Capital Partners has been willing, ready, and committed to following Texas law at every step,” Imran Chaudhary, the company’s president, said in a statement. “We have done nothing wrong, and this decision reflects that.”
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The Meadow is a master-planned development across 402 acres in Collin and Hunt counties.
The development is expected to feature 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 just outside the town of Josephine, about 40 minutes northeast of downtown Dallas.
Under the 2025 settlement, Community Capital Partners agreed to work with the Texas Workforce Commission to develop fair housing procedures. The Texas Workforce Commission is the entity responsible for enforcing the Fair Housing Act in Texas.
Community Capital Partners filed a lawsuit against the Texas Workforce Commission earlier this year after the state agency failed “to acknowledge, evaluate, or advance the fair housing policies” submitted by the developer. The agreement required that the Texas Workforce Commission approve the new policies.
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A screenshot of renderings for EPIC City, a planned Muslim-centric development near Josephine.
Courtesy of Community Capital Partners
Gov. Greg Abbott announced last March that the Texas Workforce Commission was investigating the East Plano Islamic Center and any affiliated entities for potential fair housing violations. The East Plano Islamic Center is one of North Texas’ largest mosques. Members of the mosque formed Community Capital Partners.
Leaders for Community Capital Partners said the state agency’s inaction was “part of a broader pattern” that shows Muslim-led projects are treated differently than similar developments in Texas.
“For months, state actors attempted to create the impression that this project was operating outside the law, when in reality we were doing exactly what was asked of us,” Eric Hudson, a civil rights attorney representing the developers, said in a statement. “A court made clear that the law applies to state agencies too.”
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The legal victory comes after the project hit several roadblocks last month.
A North Texas judge issued an injunction against the Double R Municipal Utility District No. 2A of Hunt and Collin counties. The utility district was expected to provide needed sewer services to the planned residential development.
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The ruling temporarily prevents the district from supporting the project. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit to halt those efforts. A trial is set for November.
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Hunt County officials also rejected the preliminary plat application for the project last month.
Paxton has filed two lawsuits related to the project, and Gov. Greg Abbott has directed multiple state agencies to investigate EPIC and its affiliated entities. Abbott said in a December social media post that four agencies continue to investigate the planned development.