February 16, 2026 – AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott on Friday voiced support for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development launching a federal fair housing investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center, known as EPIC, over potential violations of the Fair Housing Act. Abbott backed HUD Secretary Scott Turner’s decision to direct the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to examine a proposed development formerly known as “EPIC City,” now rebranded with a kinder and less threating name, “The Meadow.” ‘The Meadow,’ was marketed as an exclusively ‘Muslim community’...