A controversial plan to build a massive Islamic sustainable city in rural Texas has been scrapped following intense public scrutiny, political pressure, and a formal state investigation.
According to WND, the proposed development in Kaufman County, east of Dallas, had raised alarms among residents and state officials who feared it could become an isolated Muslim enclave operating under Islamic law rather than American legal norms. The outlet reported that confirmation of the projects cancellation came from U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden, a Texas Republican, who said the developers had withdrawn their proposal after mounting concerns and official inquiries.
The decision marks a significant setback for efforts to establish large-scale, religiously homogeneous communities that many Texans view as incompatible with American traditions and state sovereignty.
The project drew national attention after a Daily Caller investigation exposed plans for what critics described as a de facto Sharia city on thousands of acres near Kaufman. That reporting, combined with allegations from local residents, prompted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to open a formal investigation into the development and its backers.
Preliminary plans envisioned a self-contained city capable of housing up to 20,000 foreign nationals, a scale that alarmed locals who feared a parallel society insulated from American culture and law. Paxtons office revealed that the land had been acquired by what appeared to be a U.S. subsidiary of the Dubai-based firm SEE Holding, working in conjunction with Kaufman Solar LLC.
The proposed development has been alleged to be for the purpose of creating a sustainable city and its been noted that as many as 20,000 foreing nationals could be able to move into the new development. Many Texas are concerned that this could be an illegal development designed to be a Sharia city, the report said. Those concerns reflect a broader unease among conservatives about foreign-backed projects that appear to prioritize religious or ideological agendas over assimilation into American civic life.
Paxton made clear that such an experiment would not be tolerated in his state. There will be no Sharia city in Texas under my watch he said. While youre on American soil, you will obey Americas laws.
He confirmed that an investigation had begun into the entities behind the project and their intentions. A local resident, speaking anonymously to the Daily Caller weeks earlier, had warned that the development was widely believed to be a vehicle to bring 20,000 Arab residents to the region.
The Kaufman County proposal followed on the heels of another controversial Muslim-planned development known as EPIC City around the Plano Islamic Center, roughly 40 miles northeast of Dallas. That project had already drawn scrutiny from top Texas officials, who see such enclaves as potential footholds for importing Sharia law practices into American communities.
Gooden said that once Paxtons investigation was launched, the developers quickly backed away from their plans. I spoke with them directly within the past 24 hours and advised them to step back and reconsider whether this was the right time and fit for their property. Following that conversation, Im pleased to announce theyve decided not to move forward in Kaufman County. This matter is resolved, and there is no cause for continued concern.
Earlier, when Paxton was first alerted to the Kaufman County situation, his office had already begun laying the groundwork for a deeper probe. He issued Requests to Examine (RTEs) to SEE Holding and Kaufman Solar LLC, demanding documents and communications related to the project and its objectives.
Meanwhile, EPIC City had come under direct fire from Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Paxton and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on April 1, 2025, signaling a united front among Texas Republican leaders against radical Islamic enclaves. On June 19, Abbott signed HB 4211, a law specifically aimed at restricting radical Islamic Sharia law communities, and by October state officials were preparing litigation to enforce those protections.
Islamic influence in local governance is already visible in places like Dearborn, Michigan, where Muslims hold significant sway in city government, and similar enclaves have been reported in other states, including Texas. With multiple Muslim-planned communities now on the drawing board across the country, the collapse of the Kaufman County project underscores a growing resolve among conservatives to defend American legal standards, cultural cohesion, and state authority against foreign-funded experiments in separatist governance.
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