Plano council member sues to stop recall vote following anti-Islam Facebook post

A Plano City Council member facing backlash for an anti-Islam video he shared on Facebook in February is suing to get the question of whether to recall him removed from November's ballot.

Tom Harrison, 73, has declined to step down before the end of his term in May. Mayor Harry LaRosiliere and others called for him to resign after he shared a post that said "Share if you think Trump should ban Islam in American schools."

Harrison apologized for the "unintentional hurt" caused by the post, but residents began a recall petition to oust him from his seat.

A question on the Nov. 6 ballot will ask voters: "Shall Tom Harrison be removed from the office of Council Member Place 7 by recall?"

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