The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) has launched an investigation into EPIC Real Properties, Inc., and Community Capital Partners, LP for their planned Muslim housing development known as “The Meadow.” The Meadow, formally known as “EPIC City,” or the “East Plano Islamic Center,” may have violated the Fair Housing Act by engaging in religious and national origin discrimination.
"It is deeply concerning the East Plano Islamic Center may have violated the Fair Housing Act and participated in religious discrimination,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner. “As HUD Secretary, I will not stand for illegal religious or national origin discrimination in housing and will ensure that this matter receives a thorough investigation so that this community is open to all Texans.”
Our friends at the RAIR Foundation report retired Police Lieutenant Douglas Deaton blew the lid off the East Plano Islamic Center’s (EPIC) Sharia enclave that’s been operating in Plano, Texas, for 12 YEARS—and no one stopped it.
In explosive public testimony, Deaton warned Texas officials that this wasn’t some future plan—it’s already happening. And worse, it’s being replicated on a massive scale just outside Dallas.
Here’s what he exposed:
“I urge everyone to visit their website and see for yourself what they say about instituting Sharia,” said retired police Lt. Douglas Deaton.
“This is not about radicals hiding in plain sight. They’re not hiding. They’ve been open about their beliefs and their intent.”
Plano was Phase One. EPIC City is Phase Two.
EPIC is building EPIC City—a 400-acre Sharia-adherent residential and commercial compound near Dallas.
Now HUD has received a complaint from the Texas Workforce Commission detailing the large-scale pattern of religious discriminatory conduct by the developers of The Meadow. The allegations include:
The Epoch Times reported Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott extended support to Turner regarding the investigation, according to a Feb. 13 statement from the governor’s office.
The state has taken multiple actions over the past year against the EPIC City project. In April 2025, Abbott said the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality found that the entities involved in the project had not obtained required permits or authorizations to move ahead with development.
In November 2025, the Texas State Securities Board sent a letter to the state’s deputy attorney general for legal counsel, writing that Community Capital Partners and its personnel could have “solicited unauthorized sales, engaged in fraud, and made materially misleading statements concerning securities.”
In addition, Texas Rangers are investigating the EPIC project and any affiliated entities for potential criminal activities, the governor’s office said.
“Last year, I directed the Texas Workforce Commission to investigate EPIC and any affiliated entities for violations of the Texas Fair Housing Act,“ Abbott said. ”After a thorough investigation, Commission staff later filed a detailed complaint, which HUD has now accepted for federal investigation.
“I support HUD Secretary Scott Turner’s efforts to hold EPIC and its affiliates accountable to our anti-discrimination laws. Together, we will hold anyone involved in violating the law accountable. The Meadow will remain just that—an empty field.”
In October 2025, the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the attorney general had uncovered illegal activities by EPIC City developers and sought a referral from the Texas State Securities Board to file a lawsuit on the matter.
In December 2025, Paxton filed a complaint against the East Plano Islamic Center, Community Capital Partners, and other parties involved in the EPIC City project, alleging violations of the state’s securities laws.
Defendants denied any wrongdoing, and the developers, as well as Muslim groups, criticized the legal challenge as Islamophobic.
Meanwhile, local residents voiced concerns about Sharia law and radicalization among communities that they believe may not integrate into American culture.
George Rasley is editor of Richard Viguerie's ConservativeHQ.com. A veteran of over 300 political campaigns, he served as a staff member or advance representative for some of America’s most recognized conservative political figures, including Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin and Jack Kemp. A member of American MENSA, he served on the House and Senate staff and on the staff of Vice President Dan Quayle. Rasley is a graduate of Hanover College and studied international affairs at Oxford University's Worcester College. Rasley has lived, worked and travelled extensively in the Muslim world, including staffing Vice President Quayle on official visits to Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
"It is deeply concerning the East Plano Islamic Center may have violated the Fair Housing Act and participated in religious discrimination,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner. “As HUD Secretary, I will not stand for illegal religious or national origin discrimination in housing and will ensure that this matter receives a thorough investigation so that this community is open to all Texans.”
Our friends at the RAIR Foundation report retired Police Lieutenant Douglas Deaton blew the lid off the East Plano Islamic Center’s (EPIC) Sharia enclave that’s been operating in Plano, Texas, for 12 YEARS—and no one stopped it.
In explosive public testimony, Deaton warned Texas officials that this wasn’t some future plan—it’s already happening. And worse, it’s being replicated on a massive scale just outside Dallas.
Here’s what he exposed:
- 74 homes—sold only to Muslims affiliated with EPIC
- A massive mega-mosque anchoring the enclave
- Sharia-adherent Islamic schools enforcing religious doctrine
- UIF Corporation offering only Sharia-compliant financial services
- A fortress-like home built beside the Plano Police Academy—overlooking SWAT vehicles, bomb trucks, and tactical zones (see maps and photos in article below)
- The owner? A senior EPIC leader and co-founder of the controversial Yaqeen Institute—a group that openly advocates Sharia in the West
“I urge everyone to visit their website and see for yourself what they say about instituting Sharia,” said retired police Lt. Douglas Deaton.
“This is not about radicals hiding in plain sight. They’re not hiding. They’ve been open about their beliefs and their intent.”
Plano was Phase One. EPIC City is Phase Two.
EPIC is building EPIC City—a 400-acre Sharia-adherent residential and commercial compound near Dallas.
Now HUD has received a complaint from the Texas Workforce Commission detailing the large-scale pattern of religious discriminatory conduct by the developers of The Meadow. The allegations include:
- Marketing materials that promoted the development as an exclusively “Muslim community” and that it would represent “the epicenter of Islam in America.”
- Discriminatory financial terms that required lot owners to subsidize a mosque and Islamic educational centers.
- A bias sales mechanism consisting of a two-tier lottery system for lot sales, which granted lot access to Tier One buyers.
The Epoch Times reported Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott extended support to Turner regarding the investigation, according to a Feb. 13 statement from the governor’s office.
The state has taken multiple actions over the past year against the EPIC City project. In April 2025, Abbott said the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality found that the entities involved in the project had not obtained required permits or authorizations to move ahead with development.
In November 2025, the Texas State Securities Board sent a letter to the state’s deputy attorney general for legal counsel, writing that Community Capital Partners and its personnel could have “solicited unauthorized sales, engaged in fraud, and made materially misleading statements concerning securities.”
In addition, Texas Rangers are investigating the EPIC project and any affiliated entities for potential criminal activities, the governor’s office said.
“Last year, I directed the Texas Workforce Commission to investigate EPIC and any affiliated entities for violations of the Texas Fair Housing Act,“ Abbott said. ”After a thorough investigation, Commission staff later filed a detailed complaint, which HUD has now accepted for federal investigation.
“I support HUD Secretary Scott Turner’s efforts to hold EPIC and its affiliates accountable to our anti-discrimination laws. Together, we will hold anyone involved in violating the law accountable. The Meadow will remain just that—an empty field.”
In October 2025, the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the attorney general had uncovered illegal activities by EPIC City developers and sought a referral from the Texas State Securities Board to file a lawsuit on the matter.
In December 2025, Paxton filed a complaint against the East Plano Islamic Center, Community Capital Partners, and other parties involved in the EPIC City project, alleging violations of the state’s securities laws.
Defendants denied any wrongdoing, and the developers, as well as Muslim groups, criticized the legal challenge as Islamophobic.
Meanwhile, local residents voiced concerns about Sharia law and radicalization among communities that they believe may not integrate into American culture.
George Rasley is editor of Richard Viguerie's ConservativeHQ.com. A veteran of over 300 political campaigns, he served as a staff member or advance representative for some of America’s most recognized conservative political figures, including Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin and Jack Kemp. A member of American MENSA, he served on the House and Senate staff and on the staff of Vice President Dan Quayle. Rasley is a graduate of Hanover College and studied international affairs at Oxford University's Worcester College. Rasley has lived, worked and travelled extensively in the Muslim world, including staffing Vice President Quayle on official visits to Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
