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Plano recall gets the ax

Kelsey Samuels, ksamuels@starloclamedia.com
Aug 14, 2018
Aug 14, 2018
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Councilman Tom Harrison recall election has been officially shut down.

State District Judge Mark Rusch ruled Tuesday that the number of signatures on his recall petitions were insufficient based on the official city charter.

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