A McKinney recall drive targeting the mayor and three City Council members has drawn support from U.S. Rep. Keith Self after the council approved a mosque site plan, according to The Dallas Morning News and The Dallas Express.
Self, a Republican whose district includes McKinney, said in an Aug. 16 Facebook video that he signed the petition so the council would “listen to the citizens of McKinney.” He had urged the council on Aug. 4 to reject the McKinney Islamic Association site plan.
Five voters filed a recall affidavit Aug. 11 citing a “loss of public confidence” in Mayor Bill Cox and council members Justin Beller, Geré Feltus and Ernest Lynch. The filing does not name the mosque vote as a legal ground for removal. Organizers have said the campaign also involves spending, growth and whether City Hall listens to residents.
The Islamization of Texas is real. ⬇️
— Rep. Keith Self (@RepKeithSelf) August 17, 2026
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The council voted 7-0 on Aug. 4 to approve the association’s site plan after more than four hours of public comment. City staff said the plan met development standards. Council member Beller called the vote a site-plan decision and urged residents to resist what he described as election-year rhetoric.
Under the city charter, organizers must collect about 5,800 valid signatures from registered McKinney voters — 30% of turnout in the last regular municipal election — by 5 p.m. Sept. 26 to trigger a recall election.
Mayor Cox said residents have every right to participate in the process. Former Mayor George Fuller has noted that petition signatures become public records.
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