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EPIC City / The Meadow: a public-record timeline

A dated record of announced investigations, enacted legislation and court proceedings, with procedural labels kept visible.

Edited by Omar Afra · Published · Updated

Separate proceedings, separate questions

One development can generate several legally distinct proceedings. An agency investigation, a municipal utility district injunction, a fair-housing approval dispute and an appeal do not have interchangeable effects. Each event below names the issuing body, date, document type and the limited question it addresses. The announcements are from parties to these disputes, not neutral court judgments, and none is a finding of guilt. This table does not state a final outcome; the latest verified record here is dated May 4, 2026.

Official state announcements about EPIC City, 2026
DateIssuer and documentWhat it addresses
Feb. 13, 2026Office of the Governor, news releaseThe governor's support for a federal HUD fair-housing investigation. An investigation is not a finding.
Mar. 10, 2026Attorney General, letter to Collin County commissionersThe Attorney General's allegations of utility-district and plat defects. A letter states a position; it does not decide anything.
Mar. 31, 2026Attorney General, news releaseA temporary injunction against Double R Municipal Utility District No. 2A and its purported directors over board qualifications. A temporary injunction is not a final judgment.
May 1, 2026Attorney General, news releaseA separate lawsuit EPIC brought against the Texas Workforce Commission over fair-housing documents. The state's appeal to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals suspended a lower-court injunction while the appeal proceeds.
May 4, 2026Attorney General, news releaseA new Open Meetings Act lawsuit against the same utility district over a September 12, 2025 meeting. These are the lawsuit's allegations.

Sources checked October 26, 2026: Office of the Governor, Feb. 13, 2026 · Attorney General letter, Mar. 10, 2026 · Attorney General, Mar. 31, 2026 · Attorney General, May 1, 2026 · Attorney General, May 4, 2026

Related: What HB 4211 does

Suggested citation

Texas Muslim. “EPIC City / The Meadow: a public-record timeline.” Edited by Omar Afra. Revised October 26, 2026. https://texasmuslim.org/records/epic-city-the-meadow-timeline. Method: https://texasmuslim.org/about/methodology

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This timeline records official actions involving the proposed development. An allegation is not a finding, an investigation is not a judgment, and a lawsuit is not a final ruling.

2025: announced investigations and legislation

  • March 25 — Attorney General consumer-protection civil investigative demand. Investigation announced; no finding stated here. [1]
  • March 27 — Governor announced a Texas State Securities Board investigation. [2]
  • March 28 — Governor announced a Texas Workforce Commission fair-housing investigation. [3]
  • March 31 — Governor directed the Texas Rangers to open a criminal investigation. [4]
  • April 1 — Governor announced a TCEQ authorization and permit issue affecting construction. [5]
  • HB 4211 was enacted in 2025. Its enrolled text governs specified business-entity-owned residential arrangements, disclosures, dispute forums and Fair Housing Act provisions. [6]

2026: court proceedings

  • March 31 — The Attorney General announced a temporary injunction involving Double R Municipal Utility District. A temporary injunction is an interim court order, not a final judgment. [7]
  • May 4 — The Attorney General announced an Open Meetings Act lawsuit. A filed lawsuit states allegations; it is not a judgment. [8]

Sources

  1. 1AG issues CID
  2. 2TSSB investigation announcement
  3. 3TWC investigation announcement
  4. 4Texas Rangers investigation announcement
  5. 5TCEQ announcement
  6. 6HB 4211 enrolled text · annotated
  7. 7Temporary injunction announcement
  8. 8Open Meetings Act lawsuit announcement