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

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## Receipts
- 2026-08-16T14:01:01.400Z: McKinney Residents Launch Recall Petitions Against Mayor and Council Over Islamic Center Approval
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- 2026-08-16T14:11:41.000Z: The Dallas Express is the earliest directly retained publication report, while exact X News wording was not found and the underlying event was a voter filing.
- 2026-08-16T14:11:41.000Z: Carlos Turcios is the displayed investigative-reporter byline on the August 13 report.
- 2026-08-16T14:11:41.000Z: The Dallas Express reported that five McKinney voters filed an August 11 recall affidavit targeting Mayor Bill Cox and council members Ernest Lynch, Geré Feltus, and Justin Beller for loss of public confidence.
- 2026-08-16T14:11:41.000Z: The direct report preserves the filing details, threshold, named targets, organizer statement, vote timing, and filing-versus-election distinction.
- 2026-08-16T14:11:41.000Z: The campaign site says city petition pages were issued August 13, signatures must be collected in person, 5,805 valid signatures are required, and petitions are due September 26.
- 2026-08-16T14:11:41.000Z: Yahoo Finance carries a syndicated Dallas Express report on the filing and its stated scope.
- 2026-08-16T14:11:41.000Z: The sworn ground does not name the Islamic-center vote, and the organizer described broader concerns; filing starts a petition process but does not itself place an election on the ballot.
- 2026-08-16T14:11:41.000Z: The filing and active signature window are documented, but city certification, ballot qualification, and direct responses from the four targeted officials remain outstanding.