Texas: Appellate Court tosses out case trying to overturn McKinney Councilmember recall

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out an attempt to overturn the recall of Councilman La'Shadion Shemwell, citing that it took too long to file the appeal.

Shemwell was ousted in a recall, 47,843 to 18,440. The recall of Shemwell, was originally scheduled for May 2,  but took place on November, 2020.

Shemwell has been a controversial member of the council with complaints of violating ethics codes and making inflammatory statements and getting arrested repeatedly. Shemwell has argued that the arrests have occurred after he was racially profiled for refusing to sign two citations after he was pulled over for speeding last year. Shemwell has previously declared a "black state of emergency" in Texas.

McKinney approved an amendment to make recalls easier to get on the ballot earlier this year. The Shemwell recall is supposed to cost the city $70,000.