Texas: Appellate Court accepts appeal by Denton City Council member challenging recall effort

An Appellate Court has accepted an appeal filed by Denton City Council member Alison Maguire to her recall scheduled for Election Day. A  Judge has previously tossed out a lawsuit looking to throw out the petitions (there will be no replacement race).

The recall effort began when Maguire used a meme (Who killed Hannibal?) to complain about the leadership of the County Transportation Authority, though the critical part seems to be that the recall is taking place in a part of the district that wasn't there when Maguire was elected (redistricting turned it into a more conservative district. Petitioners needed 673 signatures to get on the ballot and handed in 745.

Former Councilmember Dan Duff lead the recall effort.