There was a scammer in north Texas who said Disney was going to come to north Texas (they weren't). The people he scammed lost ~$8 million dollars; he was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison.Same rumor went through NTX back in 00's.
Interesting that the story is in the Montgomery County Police Reporter.
FBI: Disney Resort Scam Victims in Texas Didn’t smell a rat
Thomas W. Lucas, Jr. convinced more than 250 investors that Disney had plans to build a resort approximately 50 miles north of Dallas. The claim was fake, and Lucas was sent to prison for fraud. 01/19
montgomerycountypolicereporter.com
I think I heard the "Disney is coming to southeast Texas" story too.