Attorney General Ken Paxton moved to challenge the decision, pausing enforcement of the order
A Travis County judge ordered a state agency to follow through on a fair housing agreement tied to a large North Texas development centered around a Muslim-centric planned community in Collin and Hunt counties.
The ruling directs the Texas Workforce Commission to comply with a September 2025 settlement it reached with Community Capital Partners, the developer behind The Meadow, formerly known as EPIC City. The decision keeps the terms of that agreement in place as broader legal and political fights around the project continue to unfold.
Update 5/1/26: On May 1, Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office moved to challenge the judge’s decision requiring the Texas Workforce Commission to comply with a fair housing agreement involving developer Community Capital Partners. The appeal, filed with the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, pauses enforcement of the lower court’s order in the meantime. Texas law allows the attorney general to temporarily suspend a state judge’s ruling while an appeal is pending.
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The Settlement At The Center Of The Case
At the heart of the dispute is whether the state agency carried out its obligations under the settlement agreement tied to fair housing policies submitted by the developer.
Community Capital Partners filed suit earlier this year, alleging that the Texas Workforce Commission failed to properly review or advance the fair housing policies connected to the planned development. The court’s injunction now requires the agency to honor the agreement as written.
The 201st District Court issued the injunction on April 28 and followed it on April 29 by denying the state’s request to dismiss the case, allowing the lawsuit to proceed.
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said the court’s decision is a significant win against what they characterize as a coordinated, politically driven effort by Texas officials, including Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
“This court ruling is a powerful affirmation that the rule of law prevails over Islamophobic witch hunts and politically driven regulatory harassment,” CAIR said. “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.”
A Project Under Intense Scrutiny
The Meadow is planned as a 402-acre residential development that includes housing, parks and green space, schools, healthcare facilities, retail, senior living options and houses of worship, including a mosque. It is located in an unincorporated area of Collin and Hunt counties near Josephine. While construction remains years away, the project has already drawn significant attention from state leaders and sparked multiple legal challenges.
Texas officials, including Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, have raised concerns about the development, at times alleging it could incorporate Sharia law and not allow non-Muslims to live there. Though developers emphasize the project is “an open, lawful community.”
Ongoing Legal Pressure On The Project
The Workforce Commission ruling comes as the development faces additional legal complications tied to infrastructure.
As Local Profile previously reported, a North Texas judge issued an injunction involving Double R Municipal Utility District No. 2A of Hunt and Collin counties, which was expected to provide sewer services for the community. That order temporarily blocks the district from supporting the project after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit to stop its participation.
A trial in that separate case is scheduled for November, meaning the broader future of The Meadow remains tied up in ongoing litigation even as this latest ruling removes one immediate barrier.
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