Called "EPIC City," the planned community could be built on top of 400 acres near Josephine between Collin and Hunt counties. Its website describes it as "a community aimed at serving the needs of the Muslim community" and includes 1,000 homes, a K-12 faith-based school, a mosque, apartments, shops, and even a community college.

But in a February 27 letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton, State Representative Jeff Leach cited "reports" that Sharia law might be a part of the project and told Paxton "I trust

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the Texas State Securities Board is investigating the East Plano Islamic Center, a large Plano mosque that is affiliated with a Muslim-centric neighborhood that is being developed in North Texas.