Burt Thakur unseated incumbent Tammy Meinershagen during the June 7 runoff election to claim Frisco City Council’s Place 2 ...

FRISCO, TX – In an emotional victory, Burt Thakur secured the Place 2 seat on the Frisco City Council in a runoff election on June 7, defeating incumbent Tammy Meinershagen. Thakur’s win is a landmark ...

While the recordings have driven much of the conversations around the race for Place 2 between Meinershagen and challenger Burt Thakur, Frisco voters who spoke with The Dallas Morning News said ...

Thakur is also the first Indian American to get elected to public office in Frisco, a community that makes up 15% of the city's population.

Meinershagen faced controversy after local blog The Frisco Chronicles shared audio recordings of her on YouTube where she made several disparaging remarks about current city council members and the ...

First-time city council candidate Burt Thakur convincingly outpolled ... recordings as failing to integrate with Frisco’s broader community. Thakur led Meinershagen with nearly 55% of the ...

He's a military veteran, a game show winner and now the first Indian American elected to Frisco's city council ... of Jeopardy hosted by Alex Trebek, Burt Thakur's life seems to involve a lot ...