We are simple creatures really! Our focus is primarily on Frisco Politics and things happening in the city. If we believe we have a reason to question them then we will start the process of investigating. When that happens, we must first determine if that person is a public figure as defined by Texas and U.S. law. Public Figures are defined in two ways:
Public officials are government employees with substantial responsibility or control over public affairs (e.g., city council members, police chiefs, school superintendents).
Public figures include:
General-purpose public figures: People with pervasive fame or influence (e.g., celebrities).
Limited-purpose public figures: Individuals who have voluntarily thrust themselves into a particular public controversy to influence the outcome (e.g., activists, podcasters, social media influencers, religious leaders, local business owners, candidates for office, voluntary participants who give media interviews, and people who give press conferences or statements on public matters).
In a rare instance, someone outside of the “City Hall” circle or local Frisco politics may give us a reason to look their direction. Recently for example, we were surprised to learn we were the hot topic in the cul-de-sac of FAKE NEWS.
That’s right, a local nobody, who likes to think they are somebody important, decided to come after us. This is someone who was never on our radar. Guess what? They are now! To be fair, we have received numerous emails from different people across the city, calling this nobody into question. We chose not to investigate at first because he was not directly connected to Frisco Politics. However, when the Cul-De-Sac came after us and our followers, we couldn’t sit back. That means … Game on!
Sit back, grab your popcorn, because we are about to tell you a story! We are going to call our main character Mr. Romero! It is, of course, his alias! Mr. Romero likes to pretend to be this amazing online influencer in his prime with great clarity, but some things don’t add up. He once said, “Sometimes the best way to understand yourself is to genuinely understand someone else first.”
According to multiple reports from Been Verified, Intelius, PeopleCheck and more, Mr. Romero graduated from high school around 1989. We were curious about what happened after high school. Well according to public records, Mr. Romero supposedly married a woman on December 20, 1990, in San Antonio, Texas. The honeymoon didn’t last long because in November 1991, Case# 1991CI16543 was filed in Bexar County District Court by the couple filing for Dissolution/Divorce.
Wonder why it didn’t work out? We don’t have the answer to that question! But soon after Mr. Romero allegedly found himself intermingling with the law several times. Based on public records under Mr. Romero’s legal name which we will not mention we found the following:
1/4/1992 THEFT $20-200 CHECK – Bexar County Case: CR9 551259
1/6/1992 Driving While Intoxicated 1st – Bexar County Case: CR9 513420
1/6/1992 Unlawful Carry WPN – Bexar County Case: CR9 513421
9/20/1993 Driving While Intoxicated 2ND – Bexar County Case: CR9 559070
2/5/1994 Driving While License Suspended – Bexar County Case: CR9 568762
2/11/1994 Driving While License Suspended – Bexar County Case: CR9 569252
12/24/1995 Fail Ident To P-O With TX WARR – Bexar County Case: CR7 623448
7/30/1996 Poss CS PG 1 Less Than 1 GRAM – Bexar County Case: 1996CR5694
SENT START DATE: 09/06/1998 DEPT OF CORRECTIONS 1 YEAR
5/12/1998 Driving While License Suspended – Bexar County Case: CR4 701007
6/20/1998 Driving While Intoxicated 3D/M – Bexar County Case: 1998CR4448
Probation Expired – Case Reopened on 07/29/2004
6/20/1998 Driving While License Suspended – Bexar County Case: CR4 697836
6/13/2009 Assault FV (Family Violence) – Dallas County Case: M-0911359
1/31/2008 Z&C Plano vs (Legal Name Removed)
07/10/2009 (Legal Names Removed) Case: 417-53316-2009 Protective Order
2/25/2017 Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or more – Denton County Court Case F17-1751-158
04/18/2017 Occupational DL Compliance Hearing with Judge Robert Ramirez (Denton County)
4/29/2019 (Name Removed) vs Texas Dept of Public Safety – Petition for Occupational License (OCA) Case: CV-2019-01412-OL in Denton County Court Law 2
10/20/2022 Offender and Vehicle Interlock Removal Order Case: F17-1751-158
6/7/2023 Device Removal Order Transdermal Ankle Monitoring Device (same case)
We noticed two big gaps in the timeline, the first was from 1998 to 2009. What happened during that time? Well, allegedly Mr. Romero began to dance. His little tippy toes and hip rolls drove the woman crazy!
According to his Flicker account, dancing took him around the world. His description reads, “His body of work has allowed him to travel and compete all around the world. He has visited and competed in many parts of the globe including Italy, Florence, Tuscany, Verona, Rome, Venice, Banff Canada, Hawaii, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Chicago.”
In 2007, Mr. Romero competed with his amazing partner in Italy doing the Bolero Solo.
Romero also competed in the Associate Bronze Tango in Italy 2007.
Feeling like we were reading a new version of Dirty Dancing, all we could think is no one puts baby in a corner! Back to Mr. Romero, who continued in the interview, “But in his defense, he couldn’t help himself. I love to dance; it’s in my soul.” Source Dallas Morning News (Assoc Press Oct 18, 2008)
In 2008, Mr. Romero’s dancing took him all the way to jail! That’s right, we found several online reports about it. One report said in a “jailhouse interview that he advertised his services and provided forbidden dance lessons to students in the area.”
Another article published by JonathanTurley.org in October 2008, reads Judge Roach in Texas did not like Romero’s stomping on a dance floor and sent him to jail where he is now desperately trying to look like a psycho gang banger. Turley, quotes Romero, “that without the Tangos – he is nothing – even suggesting that is a sin and [If i stopped] it would be like blasphemous.” Turley continues, that Judge Roach appeared to find contempt in Romero’s dance moves when he taught dance (before the 2009 deadline) at the Tango & Cha Cha’s dance studio in Dallas.
Why is this a big deal? Because Mr. Romero had been employed by Arthur Murry in Plano and had a non-compete. Turley’s states, “A client signed the incriminating affidavit, identifying Romero as the man who took her through the unlawful dance moves.” That violated his non-compete and the case went to court in Collin County District Courts.
The second big gap in the timeline is from 2009 to 2016. We know in August 2010 Mr. Romero was still dancing with those amazing feet! A video posted on YouTube shows Mr. Romero at DanceSport Studio teaching a group class. He is talented!
According to PRLog in 2011, “Dancing Superstar Eric Romero Lands in Laguna Beach…” It says that former Texas Resident and acclaimed ballroom dance instructor Eric Romero who has been moved by dance since he was 4 years old, is celebrating his new location of dance in Laguna Beach, California.
In March 2013, Mr. Romero appeared in a YouTube video called Letting the Oceans be the Oceans with Celebrity Ballroom Dance Coach Eric Romero. Romero continues to talk in the video to let God be God and let him take over the overwhelming burdens in your life and allow him to let beautiful things happen.
The other discrepancy we found was his education. Romero’s LinkedIn has the following:
McLennan Community College 1999 – 2002 Business Administration & Management General
Baylor University: 2000 – 2005 Business Administration & Management General
Collin College 2015- 2016
University of North Texas 2017 – 2019 Bachelor of Business Administration – BBA Communication and Media Studies
University of North Texas Jan 2019 – Dec 2021 Masters in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies/Learning Technologies/Interactive Communications
According to Romeros Flicker account he attended Baylor and studied Business Administration and ARTS? We don’t see arts on his LinkedIn.
On his professional website today, he lists his Professional Achievements as:
Associates & Bachelor’s in Digital Video Production & Film – FROM WHERE?
Bachelor’s in Interactive & Virtual Communications Studies, University of North Texas
Romero claims to have completed this from 2017 – 2019 but according to UNT’s website this is an “On Campus” format only and takes 4 years to complete. We called UNT and spoke to an Academic Advisor and asked if they would take credits from a previous educational institution from 2000-2005? The advisor said they will not as that was too long ago, and methodologies would have changed since then which could make it difficult to understand the current material. Now we are left scratching our heads! How did he finish it in 2 years? Things that make you go HMMMM!
Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies focused on Learning Technologies & Communications, University of North Texas -3.89 GPA
Romero claims to have a Master’s – this program offers a Master of Arts or a Master of Science. Why doesn’t he list which one he has on his website?
Mr. Romero claims in Digital Journal article that his experiences helped him develop empathy for others and that empathy now fuels his mission to support transformative conversations that inspire healing. From what we see online Mr. Romero does not have a lot of empathy at all. He actually appears to be condescending and arrogant in most of his social media replies to people who disagree with him or question him.
His alleged legal history shows family violence charges, 5 DUI’s with the most recent in 2017 which allegedly appears to be an active case according to public records. He has multiple social media accounts under his legal name, business name, and alias going back 10 to 15 years. Knowing all this he goes out and pokes his nose into Frisco Politics, comes after us at Whistleblower, residents of Frisco, and candidates for office clearly showing he has an alleged anger problem. I mean who spends the time to make a video like Cul-de-sac Curtis attacking a resident for wearing a shirt and then exposing names of private figures just because they like our post. Funny, he seems to be the only one who knows Curtis and posted the video.
Even more concerning is how city leaders like Laura Rummel and Former Councilwoman Tammy Meinershagen have flocked to appear with this person, and like all his posts. Do they even know anything about Mr. Romero? Maybe questioning the judgement of our local leaders and other local influencers is reasonable after watching how they have flocked to this man’s side.
Second chances are a beautiful part of the human experience—proof that we can grow, evolve, and right our wrongs. But with redemption comes responsibility. For community leaders, influencers, and those in positions of trust, embracing someone’s “new chapter” doesn’t mean turning a blind eye to the previous volumes. Character counts. And patterns—especially those involving violence or repeated recklessness—deserve scrutiny, not selfies. When a person with five DUIs and a history of family violence becomes part of the public sphere, we must ask ourselves: is this rehabilitation, or reputation laundering? And when friends publicly toast their “changed” buddy with offers to drink again, are we witnessing growth—or just more bad judgment? Second, chances don’t erase consequences—they walk hand in hand with accountability. We all have the right to change. But we also have the right—and duty—to question who we choose to stand beside. Because in the end, the company we keep speaks just as loudly as the words we post.
Source: Collin County District Court Records, Denton County District Court Records, Dallas County District Court Records, Orange County District Court Records, BeenVerified, Intelius, PeopleCheck, TruthFinder, Dallas Morning News, Public Social Media Accounts
Disclaimer: The information presented in this blog post is based on publicly available records and sources believed to be accurate at the time of publication. Frisco Chronicles and its authors do not guarantee the completeness or reliability of this information and cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions, or outcomes resulting from its use. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This content is provided for informational and commentary purposes only and should not be construed as legal, professional, or personal advice.
Something curious is making its way through the quiet cul-de-sacs and HOA-lined streets of Frisco, Texas. No, it’s not another pizza coupon or a glossy mailer featuring a smiling city councilmember holding a bulldozer. This is something far more… poetic. Mysterious. And, depending on your reading, slightly unhinged.
We’re talking about the letters—written in a flowing, subtle cursive that feels like a mash-up between Jane Austen and a B-movie villain monologue. One such letter arrived in the mailbox of a former council member. Then, they texted it to a friend, and the friend asked, “Can we send this to Frisco Whistleblower?” Next thing you know, we have a “You’ve Got Mail!” notice!
It opens like this:
Well, well, well… Thought you were being careful, didn’t you? A whispered word here, a sneaky move there — so subtle, so clever. But here’s the thing, darling: nothing stays hidden forever. Especially not when we’re all watching.
Ah, the classic tone of someone who just finished binge-watching House of Cards and decided to give the calligraphy font a whirl.
The second paragraph sharpens the tone, sharpening its verbal knives:
We know what you’ve been doing. All the schemes, the backdoor deals to collaborate or protect, every dagger wrapped in a smile. You thought you would get away. But the cracks are showing, and the truth? It’s crawling right up behind you.
If this sounds like something you’d expect from a disgruntled screenwriter trying to get back at a former HOA president, you’re not alone.
It continues:
Whispers have become conversations. Conversations are turning into confessions. And let’s just say … receipts have a way of resurfacing when you least expect them. Even with VPNs and modern methods to shield oneself. Tick-tock. Your time is almost up. And when the fallout comes? No one will be left to clean up your mess. Actions have consequences, sweetheart. And yours are finally catching up, courtesy of Ms. Jamie Heit. We might not know her, but we love her. XOXO – Frisco.
Cue dramatic music. Okay, we actually laughed instead.
Now, about that name-drop. We’re confident Jamie Heit didn’t co-sign her name or give approval to someone to use her name in what could best be described as a mash note from a petty godmother of vengeance. But hey, this is Frisco, where political affection and shade often share the same cocktail napkin.
Will Jamie sue them? Try to depose whoever’s scribbling love threats with a cursive fine point font? Probably not. Especially if the sender is a devoted admirer of her work and is just a few unsent letters away from crafting a shrine.
Here at Frisco Whistleblower, we believe in publishing our letters, not licking stamps to send thinly veiled threats via the U.S. Postal Service. Our readers? They email us and comment openly, and don’t hide behind RBG stamps. They don’t channel Emily Dickinson meets Dexter in cursive and drop lingering lines in the mail.
But this strange week isn’t just about letters. It’s also been one filled with Hikois being written (shoutout to whoever resurrected that word) and declarations of love for local political figures being sealed with metaphorical kisses.
If you do receive one of these letters, we encourage you to:
Keep the letter and envelope.
File a report with Frisco PD.
Consider reading it aloud with dramatic lighting and a glass of wine on Facebook Live, because, frankly, it’s kind of a performance art piece.
And now, to close this odd dispatch from the frontlines of Frisco mailboxes, we leave you with a poem — a collection of words that mean everything and nothing, much like the letters themselves:
A Poem of Unknown Words The ink remembers what the lips forget, Dandelion silence in a whisper-net. Shadow sewn to sunshine’s hem, Pages curled like lies at 10 p.m.
Umbrella thoughts in moonlit code, Spoken softly down Morse Road. Blink twice, and secrets bloom — In cursive threats and sweet perfume.
Frisco Chronicles: What Lies Beneath … in the Agenda?
Every other week, like clockwork, the Frisco City Council releases an agenda packed with the usual suspects: zoning changes, budget adjustments, proclamations for pickleball appreciation month—nothing to see here, folks. Move along.
You ever hear that old saying, “The devil’s in the details?” Sometimes, here in Frisco, the devil doesn’t just visit the details—he rents a room in the city council agenda. But this week is a little DIFFERENT! Let’s Dive In!
First Up: Executive Session: The Vault
This is where transparency goes to die. Behind closed doors, council members discuss land deals, lawsuits, and personnel matters—away from public ears and cameras. Yes, some of it needs to be private. But some of it? Let’s just say if the public heard the full audio, they’d be polishing pitchforks by sunrise. So, what is happening during The Vault this week? Agenda Item 2(C) is about Personal Matters, and it says they will “DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO-TEM, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO-TEM AND CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES.”
The actual vote will happen under the “Individual Items” and our vote is for Brian Livingston for Mayor Pro-Tem and we encourage everyone to email you council members today and tell them to vote for Livingston for Mayor Pro-Tem for the last year of his term.
Second: Individual Items – Special Events
We expect the council chambers to be packed with supporters of Burt Thakur and Jared Elad on Tuesday night as they will be sworn in. There has been a buzz in the air since the election night of the runoff race. Seat will be filled, cameras will be rolling, and the room will be electric with that rarest of municipal emotions: hope.
Because Tuesday is not just another city council meeting it is changing of the guard! With right hands raised and left hands resting on the city charter, Burt Thakur and Jared Elad will be officially sworn in as the newest members of the Frisco City Council.
Why is this important, because they were not appointed to the seat, they were elected by you! By the small business owners tired of red tape. By the residents who want Frisco to thrive, not just survive. And they came in not to blend, but to stand.
The room will be electric, and you will be able to feel the shift in the room. Smiles from supporters. Side-eyes from the establishment. A few city staffers quietly clutching their blood pressure meds. It will end with applause. Loud. Sustained.
Welcome to the table, Burt and Jared. Frisco’s watching!
Next up, The Consent Agenda: Where Democracy Goes to Nap
We have said it before, and we will say it again, the most exciting thing most Frisco residents glance over is the “DETAILS” in the CONSENT AGENDA. If you stop, squint, and scroll past the “Consent Agenda” (which is code for “let’s pass this all without discussion”), you’ll find the real story. Because what lies beneath those bland agenda titles are buried treasures—or more often, ticking time bombs.
This is where the “Devil Is in the Details!” Basically, the Consent Agenda is where they stash the stuff they want to hide. Think of it like the junk drawer of city government—contracts, appointments, expenditures, land swaps, and sometimes even lawsuits—all passed with a single vote and zero debate.
After our blog “City Halls Troubled Sea’s” everyone was quiet about the mysterious disappearance of the HR Director and several others in her department. In fact we have had PIR’s in for over a month a now and they are delaying them and going to the Attorney General. According to item 24 in the consent agenda they will approve a settlement agreement and release between the City and Sassy Safranek. We will file a PIR for that settlement agreement.
Yes, this is the same Lauren Safranek who led the witch hunt against Former Fire Chief Mark Piland and continues to oversee the court case against Assistant Fire Chief Cameron Kraemer. She has spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on unnecessary investigations to cover up her flagrant forgeries and other mistakes!
What we find interesting is that the city could have settled with Cameron Kraemer, who WON his PTSD Injury Claim by the TDI Workers Compensation Division in Dallas. You can read more about in The Local Profile, but instead, Safranek and the city pushed forward, continuing to spend taxpayer dollars on a losing case. Something in the Council Chambers smells like the crap in Exide. Why will the City settle with Lauren Safranek and not Former Asst. Fire Chief Cameron Kraemer? Demand answers, Frisco!
Learn more about Lauren Safranek in a few of our old blogs:
Last Up for The Night, The Regular Agenda – aka The Cryptic Language 101
Usually, items here are often worded in such vague terms that only a decoder ring or a PhD in municipal bureaucracy could translate it! Most of the time this section can be pretty boring but NOT TONIGHT!
Remember when Brian Livingston supported Mark Piland two years ago against Mayor Cheney – well he was removed from all the committees he served on and so were many of his supporters. Why? They didn’t play Cabal Ball. In the past, you didn’t walk away from that, like nothing happened. No, instead you were punished! Well tonight Livingston and hopefully our new council members will take their rightful place on these committees again!
It’s time to speak up and demand changes not with our council representatives but what happens deep down in the city on these committees. It is time for us to make our voices heard! There are more Cabal Busters than Cabal God Fathers.
What Can You Do? Read the agenda. Seriously, someone must. Ask questions. Email your council members. Show up. Be annoying. Speak out at Citizens’ Input, have your message included in the record. Demand clarity. If an item sounds vague, ask why. If they dodge, follow the money. Watch for patterns. When the same developer keeps getting breaks or the same contractor keeps winning bids, take note.
Help us! Share what you find. That’s what we’re here for. To shine a flashlight into the shadows and say, “Hey… what the hell is this?” Frisco isn’t just growing—it’s morphing. And what gets decided in those meetings shapes the city we live in, the traffic we sit in, and the taxes we pay.
Lastly, tomorrow you can bet some Cabal Godfathers will be upset. Maybe one will write another HAIKU on her page full of hidden meaning and endless blah, blah, blah. The Cabal will all respond to it on queue for sure as they are supposed to do. Don’t worry, we know they are butt hurt but we are moving forward with change while they wallow on yesterday. Most of all remember, the next time someone tells you the council meeting was boring, just smile and say: “Sure… until you read what lies beneath.”
It’s a new dawn It’s a new day It’s a new life for Frisco Taxpayers Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo And they’re feeling good
Today I was thinking, it is the start of a new beginning and soon two new city council members will join the Dias. Burt Thakur and Jared Elad will be sworn into office at the July 1st City Council Meeting. We hope their supporters come out and support them during the swearing in at the start of the meeting.
But what is happening before the meeting? Well, apparently there is a City Council Work Session on June 26th. They just posted the agenda and it appears under the Regular Agenda they are going to do a traditional welcome, agenda overview and set the theme for the session. Then they are going to discuss a book called Great by Choice. Lastly they will talk about the traits of successful teams.
Then they will convene back into the “Regular Agenda” and finish with a Review of Councils 2025 Progress Goals, have a discussion regarding the FY2025-26 Initial Budget Considerations and closed with a “Ted Talk” regarding 5 Bold Steps to a Bright Future. Interesting! This is where we have questions.
Outgoing council members Tammy Meinershagen and Bill Woodard will be there as they still hold the seats for city council until July 1st. and then Burt Thakur and Jared Elad are sworn in. Because of the runoff Thakur and Elad’s swearing falls after the meeting, but “THE BUDGET” is a big discussion that the new council members may have questions or input on. Here is what we are interested in;
1. Did the city extend an invitation to the two newest council members to participate and learn at this work session like they have done in the past.
2. Will they host the meeting live on Frisco TV so residents can watch and learn and be more transparent for Frisco Residents?
3. What is the social event they are going to afterwords at Perry’s Steakhouse and is that on taxpayer dollars?
Now many may say, they are not sworn in yet so they can’t participate but exceptions have been made in the past. In our article No Business Like Show Business we told you about how in March of 2022, our newly “APPOINTED” council woman Tammy Meinershagen went on the Frisco Chamber of Commerce Leadership Exchange Trip to Cary, North Carolina. Why was that interesting to us at the time? Well, Tammy Meinershagen had NOT YET BEEN SWORN IN as a council member yet.
In that article, we asked the question of how Meinershagens’ trip was paid for. Did she pay for it – remember she was not a SWORN IN council member or did TAXPAYERS pay for it? Then we laid out the emails showing that on March 3, 2022, Mayor Jeff Cheney sent an email to Holly McCall, and said Tammy has expressed an interest in going on the LEX trip. Cheney thinks it would be good for her to join to get a head start on her development and start building relationships. He specifically notes, I know she will still be a council member elect as the time so not sure what hoops we need to jump through. McCall, the Sr. Administrative Asst. to the Mayor & Council responds, “I’m sure it will be fine to pay for Tammy. We’re just waiting on confirmation/advisement from the attorney’s office before proceeding.”
Then on March 7, 2022, in an email from Tammy Meinershagen to Tony Felker, President/CEO for the Frisco Chamber she states it looks like she will be able to join “representing the city council” so can you let me know what you need from me.
Tony responded with an email asking Jeff Cheney what the best way for her is to register and then Jeff responds Holly McCall, the Sr. Administrative Assistant to the Mayor & Council, can book it.
McCall responds again that she believes it will be fine to pay for her to go but she is waiting for the official city approval. Fast forward to the April 19th, council meeting, Item #20 under the Consent Agenda (remember that is where they hide things) there is an action to consider and act upon approval of the attached reimbursement request presented to the Mayor and Council. The memo reads that the $3000 request was the cost for Tammy Meinershagen to travel to Cary, North Carolina for the LEX trip hosted by the Frisco Chamber. It states she is a ‘CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL RUNNING UNOPPOSED.” It then reads, Minershagen will begin her term in May, but members of the council believe the trip provided knowledge and experience that serves the public purpose of the city and was beneficial to the duties of a city council member.
Guess what, THE COST WAS APPROVED!
At the time we wrote this article in October of 2023, we said we were alarmed that she would be going representing herself as a councilmember – when she had NOT YET BEEN SWORN IN and taken her OFFICIAL OATH. We were adamant that running unopposed or not should not matter – what should matter is she was not sworn in to uphold her official duties as a city council woman. We still believe that today! However, what we think about the situation and what happened back in 2022/23, is irrelevant! The City of Frisco, The Chamber of Commerce and our City Council “SET A PRESCENDENT” that you do not have to be SWORN IN to present yourself as a council member and have the bills paid for by the city if you are appointed to your seat.
Fast Forward to 2025
How does that change when two council members, who have officially been ELECTED, and are less than 7 days away from being sworn in, when it comes to them participating in the Summer Work session, in meetings that affect their upcoming term, etc.? The session clearly says it is Councils Goals for the remaining time of 2025 and the future Budget for 2025-26! I am guessing if you ask the two future elected council members what they think, they will agree with us!
That is the problem when you set a PRESCENDENT like they did in 2022 with Meinershagen, because now to be fair to the newly ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS – the city needs to invite them, allows them to participate, talk to leaders and city management, for the “experience it gives them, for educational reasons and benefits it presents them,” as it will help them grow in their council positions the same way they did for Meinershagen in 2022.
Now, we wait and see – what happens? Better get the city attorney on the phone and make allowances for the same concessions –
at least allowing them to attend s work session, doesn’t cost taxpayers $3000 this time!
Since the release of the now-infamous Toxic Tammy Tapes, we’ve seen just about every excuse imaginable tossed into the public arena to discredit them:
They’re fake.
They’re deepfakes.
They’re AI-generated.
They’re illegally recorded.
They’ve been “heavily edited.”
There’s an “ongoing investigation” into them by Frisco PD
But here’s the thing: in Frisco, when someone’s caught saying the quiet parts in a safe space out loud, suddenly the how/why/when it was recorded becomes more important than what was actually said.
Even spouses of current Frisco City Council members have taken to social media soapboxes, proclaiming—without evidence—that some shadow investigation is under way. “Illegally recorded tapes!” they cry. Well, we filed a Public Information Request (PIR) with the Frisco Police Department over 10 days ago asking if there was any investigation into the origin, legality, or content of the recordings.
So far? Crickets.
How Did We Get The Tapes
How did we get the tapes? Simple. An insider—tired of the two-faced politics, of the backroom manipulation, of the fake smiles and public gaslighting—decided the people of Frisco deserved better. They handed us the recording because they trusted us to tell the truth, and that’s exactly what we did. Again, we want to make it clear that it was not a candidate for Place 4, but it was someone within the person’s circle and from what we understand that could be a lot of people.
We made a few promises when we were approached about the tapes. The first was to remove the voice of the second person, we did! We did not know at the time how difficult that would be and time consuming because we did not want to alter the message communicated. The second request was to remove the identifiable background music we did! The third request was from the source who delivered the tapes to protect them, we did! We will say the source proved to us how they received the tape and the conversation they had about the tape being released to Whistleblower. We can say nothing illegal was done, how it was obtained was not illegal and it was not recorded in any way that was illegal.
With that mutual agreement … We had the tape. It is very real. It is raw. And now, they have been fully transcribed, verified, and timestamped throughout.
How Were The Tapes Transcribed:
We ran the recordings through Otter.ai, which created the first draft of the transcript. Then we did what no AI or spin machine can do: we sat down, put on the headphones, and listened very closely to every inch of the conversation again. All of it. Start to finish. We painstakingly cross-checked each statement, verified speaker identities, and confirmed the accuracy of every quote.
In places where the background noise (music, clinking water glasses, running water or fountain sound) made things tough to hear, we noted it. We didn’t guess. We didn’t fill in blanks. We kept it honest—because the truth doesn’t need editing.
Why We’re Releasing It:
After much debate with our team, we have decided to release the transcript of the whole recording because it does not violate any of the three things we promised. We also feel the reputation of FriscoChronicles was put on the line and we have always been above board. We understand from the public perspective it appears the recording was released with selective leaks which could appear to have been a politically motivated spin, and we can assure you that was not the case. We release things when we get them and after we confirm the info to be factual. We released the tapes less than 2 days after we received them and after we confirmed them – business as usual.
Truthfully, citizens deserve to know what was said, who said it, and the context in which it happened. Tammy Meinershagen claims to represent our values on the City Council.
And Now… The Backstory We Received
Everything has a backstory, and we are going to share what we were told as it adds to the context in our opinion. The meeting occurred sometime in January of 2025, and it was Tammy Meinershagen who reached out to Voice #2 asking for the meeting. After offering to meet at a local restaurant it was Tammy Meinershagen who insisted on coming to the home of Voice #2.
The context given for the meeting was that Tammy was hoping to advise her on her campaign and help answer any questions (good or bad) the candidate may have. At this point several “cabal leaders” had already reached out to this candidate and told them not to run. Why? It would hurt Gopal who was running for the same seat. The candidate had already made the decision to run and was not going to change their mind or back down and when Tammy reached out the candidate was excited that someone actually wanted to give campaign advice and offer clarification on things they may not understand about the process.
The day Meinershagen came over, the candidate took notes with a note pad and had the phone on the table recording it so they could fill in the blanks later of anything they missed. No evil intent behind it!
A few sources have told us (we have not had this confirmed by the candidate) that it was the direction the conversation went that first upset the candidate and while she didn’t tell Tammy at the time, she felt when it was over that Tammy had been very derogatory to her people, and others and that she had never seen Tammy wish such venom. The candidate felt this was another attempt to for someone to come over and to tell her not to run because it was constantly about “splitting the votes” and that would hurt Gopal. Things progressed in the election cycle and the candidate moved forward running for office and that was the end of it.
Now that is all we were given as backstory, we don’t know more than that but it does align with what we heard in the conversation.
Diving Into The Transcript
Part 1: Small Talk about Place 4
Part 2: Talk about Place 2
After talking about who may or may not be running in Place 4, Tammy stated she believes she will have some opponents, too. The candidate, surprised, asked who? Tammy says, well, first of Sai “Idiot Sia” … she was not prompted to say that. She was not lured into calling Mr. Krishna an idiot. She said what she believed! Why? Because she thought she was in a safe space to speak the TRUTH! Up to this point, there had been no name-calling of any candidates or potential candidates – Tammy threw the first flame! Oh, and Tammy continued to throw the flames without any leading questions or being tricked into saying anything.
The truth is Voice #2 – The Candidate, got quiet when the conversation turned, which matches what we were told, that she was surprised at where the conversation went.
We invite you to read the transcript for yourself. Don’t let someone else think for you – find the link at the end of the blog.
You Decide
It goes on, and on, and on! In our opinion, Tammy was not led into any of her statements. They were said of her own free will, they are her thoughts and she made the choice to say it! I think the candidate whom she was speaking to that day learned some things about her Friend that she didn’t like. Tammy’s true colors began to show and anyone would wonder – what does she say about me when I am not around?
Personally, while everyone is condemning “the recorder” or the person who transferred it to us, we think they deserve a community applause. As voters we have the right to hold our city leaders accountable and to a certain level of professionalism. We also have the right to know what they truly think of the population they represent.
What the South Asian or Desi community needs to understand is that their VOTE for Tammy Meinershagen contributes to this continued behavior. They have only shown up to get your donations or your vote – where are they the rest of the time? Are they attending your HOA meetings, are they showing up late to the festivals, just have to have their picture taken at the end to say “we were here!”
That is how it appears to most of us and honestly if the South Asian community is not offended by that – then let us know so we are not offended for you. We are going to let you decide! The full transcript is just as bad as the shortened portions we published earlier. In fact, we think its worse because you clearly see this is who Tammy Meinershagen is.
We could call out her supporters and their attempt to discredit, hurt, and attack Burt Thakur, another South Asian, and Jared Elad to help you forget about the tapes, but we won’t!
Before you believe the latest PR PUSH to blame AI, or that she was tricked into her comments read it and come to your own conclusions. At Frisco Chronicles, we believe sunlight is the best disinfectant. And this, dear readers, is one hell of a toxic spill.
Please excuse any typos or grammatical errors on the transcript, we did not want to change what was transcribed. We only made sure it matched the recording and that the statements were assigned to the right person.
I don't know, Patrick, and I'm not familiar with SREC, so I'm unable to answer your questions.
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