Texas Suit Says Utility District Violated Meetings Law to Expand

A Texas utility district attached to an Islamic residential development carried out a “coordinated” takeover of a meeting as part of a scheme to expand, a suit filed by state Attorney General Ken Paxton said.

The DOUBLE R Municipal Utility District No. 2A violated the Texas Open Meetings Act by engaging in a “complex scheme to take over and dramatically expand” the subdivision outside of public view, Paxton said in the suit he announced Monday at the Texas District Court in Collin County.

This activity was a part of a scheme to facilitate the East Plano Islamic Center development, according ...