# The Dallas Express reported that five McKinney voters filed a recall affidavit on August 11 targeting Mayor Bill Cox and council members Ernest Lynch, Geré Feltus, and Justin Beller, citing loss of public confidence.

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- 2026-08-16T02:01:03.046Z: McKinney Residents Launch Recall Against Mayor and Council Over Islamic Center Approval
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- 2026-08-16T02:14:00.000Z: The Dallas Express published the earliest located X launch post and linked report, while the underlying event was a filing by five voters.
- 2026-08-16T02:14:00.000Z: Carlos Turcios is the displayed investigative-reporter byline on the August 13 report.
- 2026-08-16T02:14:00.000Z: The Dallas Express reported that five McKinney voters filed a recall affidavit on August 11 targeting Mayor Bill Cox and council members Ernest Lynch, Geré Feltus, and Justin Beller, citing loss of public confidence.
- 2026-08-16T02:14:00.000Z: The direct report preserves the filing details, petition threshold, named targets, organizer statement, mosque-vote timing, and lack of responses before publication.
- 2026-08-16T02:14:00.000Z: The reported sworn ground was loss of public confidence and did not name the Islamic-center vote; organizer John Aselton said the effort extended beyond one issue, and the four targeted officials had not responded before publication.
- 2026-08-16T02:14:00.000Z: A direct report supports that the filing started a petition process, but the official affidavit, certified signatures, ballot qualification, and official responses remain outstanding.
- 2026-08-16T04:13:52.226Z: McKinney Residents Launch Recall Against Mayor and Council Over Islamic Center Approval
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- 2026-08-16T04:22:16.000Z: The campaign site says official City petition pages were issued August 13, the signature window is open through September 26, and 50 campaign-confirmed signatures have been returned toward 5,805 required.
- 2026-08-16T04:22:16.000Z: The recall committee disputed former Mayor George Fuller's mosque-vote framing, reiterated broader stated concerns, and said a questioned affiant was replaced before official petition papers were issued.
- 2026-08-16T04:22:16.000Z: The petition is in active signature collection with a campaign-reported count; no city certification, ballot order, direct response from the four targeted officials, or qualifying registered coverage is retained.
- 2026-08-16T14:01:01.400Z: McKinney Residents Launch Recall Against Mayor and Council Over Islamic Center Approval
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- 2026-08-16T14:11:41.000Z: Yahoo Finance carries a syndicated Dallas Express report on the filing, named officials, sworn ground, and mosque-vote timing.
- 2026-08-18T14:01:27.547Z: McKinney Residents Launch Recall Against Mayor and Council Over Islamic Center Approval
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