Texas: Denton City Council member lawsuit against recall tossed out

A Judge has tossed out a lawsuit looking to throw out the petitions against Denton City Council member Alison Maguire, which could mean the recall will be on the ballot in November (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.