Rural Texas residents claim that a Muslim city is being built in their backyard and accuse local officials of being very secretive about the deal.

Kaufman, Texas, residents didn’t think much of it when Kaufman Solar LLC bought a massive parcel of land in 2022. However, now that a mysterious buyer from the Middle East is looking to purchase an estimated 2,000 acres of land right next door to the planned solar farm to establish a sustainable city, they are worried about the impact.

Residents first became aware of the potential new settlement through a Facebook post from a concerned citizen Friday, Jan. 30.

“Serious question and maybe one of you all can help answer this or maybe be made aware? A few weeks ago, I was told that a Geocity was coming to Kaufman, Texas. This would be funded by Saudi [Arabian] investors,” the post stated.

“They plan on bringing over 20,000+ people into this giant city they are making. Now this could just be a good ole rumor. But it also could be true? Partly true? Semi true? Who knows? But I would love to be educated. And after watching this and seeing this post (video of the county commissioner’s November meeting) … I am thinking maybe the public should be aware of what could be coming to Kaufman,” the post continued.

Shortly after the post went live, a source who wished to remain anonymous confirmed to the original poster that the company seeking to build a sustainable city plans to buy land in an unincorporated area of Kaufman County.

“‘Hey that Arab city thing is real. The commissioners met with the school so admin and the board are aware. Seems like Kaufman city/county have been trying to keep it quiet,’” the text reads. The Daily Caller confirmed the text’s authenticity.

The Kaufman County Commissioner Court meeting Jan. 20 confirms that a buyer, through a Dallas, Texas, law firm, is seeking to purchase the land, contingent on the county approving three new municipal water districts for a potential sustainable city. The lawyer verified that the potential developer is SEE Holding, a UAE-based, privately held global holding group headquartered in Dubai, apparently focused on sustainability and spearheading a net-zero emissions future.

Republican Rep. Lance Gooden also told the Daily Caller that the buyer is based in Dubai, which he says raises serious concerns that need to be addressed before any approval for the city is potentially granted.

“The group reached out to me, and I said under no circumstances would we accept any planned community that included mosques or religious buildings or schools. 20,000 foreigners is news to me, but that would also be a nonstarter, obviously,” Gooden said.

“They said they would put that in writing and agreed with me, and I suggested they delay their hearing. We have a lot of crappy, run-down developments in Kaufman County and would welcome something nice, but this group will need to convince the community before I get on board,” he continued.

“If they were from New York and not Dubai, then we likely wouldn’t be concerned, but considering what our neighboring counties have been through, they’re going to have to actively involve the community to get buy-in, and that has yet to happen,” Gooden said.

A source familiar with the planned sustainable city in Kaufman County claims that when they first contacted Kaufman County Commissioner Terry Crow about the deal, he said he was unaware of it. That source later confirmed that Crow allegedly had detailed knowledge of the proposed city before citizens became aware of it.

The Daily Caller reached out to Kaufman County Commissioner Terry Crow for comment. Crow has not responded as of Wednesday afternoon.

The Kaufman County Commissioners Court had originally planned to bring the approval of the new water districts up for a vote Feb. 10. However, it later removed the item from the agenda during its Feb. 3 meeting.

“Next week, we were supposed to have a hearing on the freshwater District for the sustainable city. I’ve been visiting with Congressman Gooden and myself with the principal involved here from Dallas, and they have asked to pull that from the agenda for next week,” County Judge Jakie Allen stated.

“They will be coming later with a full set of plans so that people can ask questions and any questions would be answered at that time; and we’ll go wherever in the county we need to go cause it affects the entire county,” he continued.

“Last night when I spoke with the man in Dallas, he said they would go as far as … I know some people worried about it being a Muslim community, so he guarantees it’s not; and they would put in the deeds that there will be no mosque ever built on the location, so anyway, so that will not be on the agenda for next week,” Allen said.

“It seems like they’re canceling the public hearing just to buy time to think of ways to convince us it’s not what we know it is,” a source familiar with the planned sustainable city said.

“I do know that all officials are being very careful and not putting anything in writing. Only phone calls are being answered and made. No one has had any luck communicating in writing at the moment. Which makes it super hard. Very smart on their part,” the source said. “I pretty much don’t believe anyone anymore with what they say they will do.”

A resident of Kaufman County, speaking anonymously to the Daily Caller, said they have three major concerns: whether the local water supply can meet the demand of three new water districts, especially during drought season; what the potential social impact is with having 20,000 Arab residents in rural Texas after seeing construction of the highly contentious East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC City or The Meadow) and the new viral video out of Wylie, Texas; and why local officials have seemingly been secretive about the deal.

In the video, Marco Hunter-Lopez, president of the Wylie East High School Republican Student Club, claimed that female high school students were approached during lunchtime by an Islamic organization called “Why Islam?” The female students were offered hijabs, copies of the Quran, and pamphlets explaining Shariah Law.

“The district was not made aware of this incident until a video referencing it began circulating on social media later that evening, around 8:30,” Wylie ISD said in a statement.

“Once we became aware, we immediately began an investigation. While that investigation remains ongoing, we have confirmed that district protocols for guest speakers and student club interactions were not followed. Ultimately, this issue stems from a failure to follow established procedures,” the statement continued.

Texas residents have become increasingly frustrated with the seemingly blind eye Texas elected officials have turned to residents’ concerns about their changing communities and an influx of immigrants.

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