{"id":277187,"date":"2026-05-03T14:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/277187\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T14:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:20:09","slug":"texas-judges-sides-with-epic-city-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/277187\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Judges Sides With EPIC City Developer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The same state leaders who went to court to require public school classrooms to prominently display the Ten Commandments appear to be as committed to blocking the development of a North Texas community built around a mosque<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Community Capital Partners, the developer behind The Meadow (formerly known as EPIC City), notched a win<\/a> in the political war spearheaded by Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton that has now stretched beyond the year mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A Travis County judge determined that the Texas Workforce Commission is required to review the project\u2019s updated housing policies \u2014 something the agency agreed to do in the settlement it reached with the developer in September. Community Capital Partners sued the agency when it refused to abide by the settlement\u2019s terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations lauded the decision, calling the actions of state officials \u201cIslamophic witch hunts and politically driven regulatory harassment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe applaud the court for holding state agencies accountable and recognizing that the law applies equally to everyone, including the State of Texas,\u201d the organization said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the state doesn\u2019t plan to stop there. Paxton plans to appeal<\/a> what he called the \u201cflawed\u201d ruling Friday, vowing to be \u201crelentless in ensuring that any attempt by EPIC City to move its development forward in violation of the law is stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n

The developer is still fighting two lawsuits from Paxton. In December, he accused Capital Community Partners of violating Texas securities laws. Two months later, he claimed the municipal utility district tied to the project was evading state oversight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The lawsuits revived the efforts to block the development of The Meadow, which seemed to fizzle out over the summer when the Department of Justice dropped its inquiry into the project.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Blackstone hits Ashland Greene with $177M foreclosure\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2023, multifamily firm Ashland Greene was hailed as one of the fastest-growing companies in the country. After the ravages of this economic cycle, it faces the prospect of losing control of a 1,530-unit DFW apartment portfolio at Tuesday\u2019s foreclosure auction. Shakti C\u2019Ganti\u2019s Dallas-based firm allegedly defaulted on a $177 million loan<\/a> from Blackstone, according to Roddy\u2019s Foreclosure Listing Service. The debt is tied to Mateo Apartment Homes, at 2007 Springcrest Drive in Arlington; Birch Apartment Homes, at 12610 Jupiter Road in Dallas; Hawk Apartment Homes, at 4525 West Pioneer Drive in Irving; and Knowlton Apartment Homes at 5800 Northwest Drive in Mesquite.<\/p>\n

Plano listing tries to break Collin County record<\/p>\n

A $16 million Plano home set a local sale record last year, and the house next door might beat it. James and Ellen Davenport listed the 12.8-acre estate at 5817 Red Wolf Lane<\/a> in Plano last week for $21.5 million, public records show. It\u2019s the second-most expensive new listing in Texas for the month, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. The 12,900-square-foot home, designed in a Mediterranean look in imitation of South Florida architect Addison Mizner<\/a>, has five bedrooms and nine bathrooms. The listing forefronts the home\u2019s \u201crare materials,\u201d including mahogany doors and Bordeaux wood floors. The listing price works out to $1,670 per square foot.<\/p>\n

Mall teardown revives Dallas-to-Houston bullet train dreams<\/p>\n

The teardown of a Houston retail relic may be good news for a long-delayed high-speed rail project<\/a>. Demolition started at the 800,000-square-foot Northwest Mall, at 9500 Hempstead Road in Houston, clearing the way for what\u2019s slated to become the Houston terminal for a proposed Dallas-to-Houston bullet train line. Texas High Speed Rail Holdings, the entity formerly known as Texas Central, is behind the work, which marks \u201cearly enabling and foundation\u201d preparation for the rail station and will position the site for construction should the project regain momentum.<\/p>\n

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