{"id":213547,"date":"2026-03-20T22:40:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/213547\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T22:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:40:50","slug":"ken-paxton-urges-collin-county-to-block-epic-city-plans-plano-star-courier-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/213547\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Paxton urges Collin County to block EPIC City plans | Plano Star Courier | Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"EPIC.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"659\" height=\"429\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/67ec22ca5ac4d.image.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"130\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The project included\u00a01,000 homes, a faith-based K-12 school, a mosque, senior living facilities and commercial development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                    Rendering Courtesy of EPIC City<\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent a letter to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collincountytx.gov\/Government\/Commissioners-Court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Collin County Commissioners Court<\/a> urging local officials to reject any plat applications submitted by developers behind the East Plano Islamic Center development, known as EPIC City or The Meadow Phase 1.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"EPIC.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1662\" height=\"1247\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/67ed63f4a149d.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An empty lot in Josephine, Texas, where developments originally under the name EPIC City have been plotted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                    Winston Henvey \/ Star Local Media<\/p>\n<p>Paxton\u2019s letter comes just two months after Collin County officials <a href=\"https:\/\/starlocalmedia.com\/friscoenterprise\/news\/collin-county-officials-reject-the-meadow-development-plan\/article_7387b051-c219-4b41-a64b-96ec952ecdb3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rejected<\/a> a development plan for the community.<\/p>\n<p>kAmt!xr r:EJ H2D @C:8:?2==J AC@A@D65 2D 2 4@&gt;&gt;F?:EJ \ud83d\ude15 F?:?4@CA@C2E65 2C62D @7 r@==:? 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