While the world tackles climate change, AI ethics, and the moral collapse of TikTok, Frisco is dealing with… loss of our children’s innocence, assaults and stolen/vandalized political signs. That’s right, political signs!  Welcome to the great political crime spree of 2025 in what our Mayor and Council claim is one of the safest cities in America, or is something else going on?

If you’ve driven down Preston, Legacy, Main Street, or Eldorado lately, you may have noticed something peculiar: political signs popping up like spring weeds, then suddenly poof—gone. Others are bent, knocked over, or tossed into ditches like yesterday’s Whataburger cup. Some have been found face-down in drainage ditches, others mysteriously sliced like a scene from a low-budget political thriller.

On March 30^th, we had a candidate reach out to us letting us know that 15 of her political signs were stolen and several more intentionally damaged.  She also stated that zip ties were cut, poles were pushed over, and some poles were completely missing.  She documented the damage with pictures to us and said she would be filing a police report.  We decided to pull a PIR and research the issue because last year we got the same complaints from candidates. 

Now, don’t get us wrong, sign fatigue is real. By week three, those smiling headshots and bold promises start to blur together. But here’s the twist: it’s not just Mother Nature or rogue sprinklers. Nope.  It seems there’s something more coordinated—and sneakier—going on.

Reporting Political Signs

First step, we indexed the reports in order.  What we found or should we say who we found reporting them – was quite interesting!

1/26/25: Email to City Secretary from Mel M (kookykate) asking how she would make a report for political signage being out more than 90 days before the election.

1/26/25: Email to City Secretary from Councilman John Keating, yes, he used his official city email to report a Elad sign at Legacy & Eldorado.  He wanted to know when signs can go up and reported that it does not have Place 4 on the sign.  Kristi Morrow replied to him they can go up 90 days prior to an election and nothing in the state code says it has to have a place number on it.

Side Note: Keating has endorsed Elad’s opponent, he is one of the longest councilman in the history of Frisco, he has run several times – so shouldn’t he know the rules by now?  Nope. He has to email the City Secretary to ask which shows off his complete incompetent nature.

2/25/25  Case 25023400: Reporting Party said a political sign struck a water line for the HOA water which has now been turned off and they wanted to file a vandalism complaint and complained to be with the HOA.  The reporter was unsure if it was a city pipe or commercial pipe and he was told to contact the city water department.

2/25/25 Service Request 4914712: Ann Anderson reported a political sign at the corner of Preston / Warren and wanted to know if it was allowed to be there because she has never seen signage in Stonebriar area of the city.

2/27/25:  Email to City Secretary from John Lettelleir, Director of Development Services for the City of Frisco.  He was concerned about a sign located on the west side of Independence Pkwy, just north of SH 121 (in front of Race Trac) and was concerned if that was city property.  Kristi Morrow, City Secretary responded she also noticed there are signs in the right-of-way along Dallas Parkway / Cotton Gin, and Dallas Parkway / Main.  She went on to say some seem to be running down Dallas Parkway by the hospital but not necessarily at an intersection but placed close to the road. 

2/27/25: Email to City Secretary from Cindy Hons asking for the city to check the placement of the following signs below. 

Muni Sign: NE corner of 121/Preston

Sangita Sign: SE corner of Gaylord/Preston

Sangita Sign: SW corner of Warren/Preston

Sangita Sign: SE corner of Eldorado and Dallas Parkway (alongside Eldorado)

Side Note: We can only assume Cindy Hons makes her away around the city often to see all these signs in one day. 

2/27/25  Case# CE25-00618: Randy Archambualt called code enforcement to make a complaint related to “incorrect sign placement” regarding a Burt Thakur political sign on teal parkway.  It is interesting that Randy was once married to Rene (Frisco ISD BOT) and is a known supporter for the opposite side of the isle.

2/28/25 Email to City Secretary: Ginni Scott emailed the city secretary regarding the political sign she felt was a “safety concern” at the intersection of Teel Pkwy / The Trails Pkwy.

2/28/25  Email to City Secretary from Ben Brezina Assistant City Manager regarding a “big giant political sign” for Burt Thakur at Teel / The Trails Parkway and he is concerned that is hard to see oncoming south bound traffic when trying to turn south on to Teel. 

Amy Moore, Code Enforcement Supervisor immediately sends it to Amy Smith telling her to have it checked TODAY and if this is VISION CLIP to remove it.  She specifically notes “THIS IS FROM 5^TH FLOOR AND BEN LIVES OVER THERE”

Side Note: Why does it matter that it came in from the 5^th FLOOR?  The fact that Amy Moore wrote that in her email, clearly shows a bias.  Ben Brezina works for the City Manager’s Office, who clearly supports the encumbant and the FCFA. If it is not a targeted attack by all of these folks – it sure looks like it.

3/4/25 Case# CE25-00681: Reporter listed as ADMIN sent an email (which the city did not provide us) lodging a complaint for “Incorrect Sign Placement” at the NE Corner State Hwy 121 and Preston for a MUNI sign.  It was determined by code enforcement that the sign as NOT in violation.  Who is the ADMIN that reported it?

3/4/25  Case# CE25-00695: Email complaint received by Caleb Davis for a Burt Thakur sign located at the NE Corner of Preston / Lebanon and it was later determined it was NOT in violation. 

3/4/25  Case# CE25-00697: Email complaint received by Caleb Davis for a Burt Thakur sign at the SW Corner of Preston / Lebanon and it was later determined it was NOT in violation. 

Side Note: We researched the number on the report for Caleb Davis and funny thing – the number did not come back to a Caleb Davis nor anyone that lives in Frisco.

Is This the Pettiest Political Season Yet?  Yes!  City officials and supporters of specific candidates are now going around documenting and reporting their opponents’ signs to the City—for being too close to the curb, for not having the right permit, or just for existing in the wrong median. It’s like Mean Girls but with clipboards and zoning codes.

Sign Stealer in our Midst?  Multiple candidates have emailed us that their signs have been damaged or stollen.  Removing your opponent’s signs doesn’t make your message stronger, it makes you look desperate. It’s political sabotage with the maturity level of a middle schooler sneaking gum into detention.

For those thinking of tampering with a campaign political sign – don’t!  In Texas, tampering with campaign signs is a crime and is a Class C misdemeanor.  That’s the same category as public intoxication and fireworks violations—basically, it’s for people who lack impulse control and creativity.

Why the Drama Over Corrugated Plastic? Is it just ego? Control issues? The thrill of a late-night mission to liberate signs from a busy intersection?  Maybe. But more likely, it’s a symptom of something deeper, a political culture that’s forgotten how to win people over with ideas and instead relies on eliminating competition by any means necessary. Including sign sabotage.

What does this say about us as voters, as neighbors, as a city? Maybe it says we need to start demanding more maturity from the people asking for our votes. Or maybe it just says that campaign season turns otherwise reasonable adults into territorial raccoons with a hammer and a clipboard. Either way, the message is clear: Frisco deserves better. We can disagree on policy without disappearing each other’s signs in the dead of night. Let’s raise the bar, not just the yard signs.

We want to hear from you: Do you think Burt Thakur, Muni, Jared Elad and Sangita Datta are being targeted?

Seen any suspicious sign activity?  Know someone with a trunk full of political signage that doesn’t belong to them? Report it to the police or drop us a line—anonymity guaranteed.