May 4, 2026 – AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Paxton announced that a temporary injunction involving the proposed EPIC City development has been suspended following an appeal to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, allowing state officials to pause compliance with a lower court order while the case proceeds.
EPIC City, now known as The Meadow, is a planned 402-acre master-planned community near Josephine, Texas, is spearheaded by members of the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC). Currently stalled by a series of legal and political battles, the project proposes to feature more than 1,000 homes, a mosque, a K-12 school, a community college, retail space, and elderly care facilities.
The dispute centers on a lawsuit filed by developers of the EPIC City project, which sought to compel the Texas Workforce Commission to approve certain fair housing documents tied to the development. A lower court had issued a temporary injunction requiring the agency to move forward with approvals, despite what state officials describe as ongoing legal and regulatory concerns…