Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the East Plano Islamic Center, Community Capital Partners, and several leaders for allegedly running an illegal land development scheme. The project, known as EPIC City, aimed to acquire over 400 acres in Hunt and Collin Counties and was promoted as the "epicenter of Islam in North America," but Paxton claims it violated Texas securities law and financially benefited the leaders at investors' expense, as reported by the Office of the Texas Attorney General.
In a statement, Paxton said, "The leaders behind EPIC City have engaged in a radical plot to destroy hundreds of acres of beautiful Texas land and line their own pockets." According to the Office of the Texas Attorney General, a large portion of the funds raised for EPIC City went directly to the project’s leaders rather than being used as promised to develop the land.
The Office of the Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against EPIC City after an investigation found that Community Capital Partners, created by EPIC for the project, did not verify that more than a tenth of participants were "accredited investors," as required by law. The investigation, which began in March 2025 and received a referral from the Texas State Securities Board in October, found violations of federal and state regulations. The lawsuit seeks to stop the development and hold responsible parties accountable.
