Back in November of 2025 as families prepared for the upcoming holidays, Mark Hill announced his Kick-Off Event to run for Mayor at Verona Villa. Just days after the event families across the city were getting ready to celebrate the Thanksgiving tradition of family, feasting and giving thanks for all the blessings bestowed upon them.

However, one family in Frisco was not getting ready to give thanks. Why? They were still in morning over losing their son, Austin Metcalf on April 2, 2025, at a Frisco High School track meet. The news spread like wildfire through the Frisco community and many were left asking, how could this happen on school grounds at a sporting event. Even more shocking it was at the alleged hands of another student who has since been charged with Murder.

Next came Christmas, and while Mark Hill was still on the campaign trail, getting endorsements and raising campaign funds for his fancy videos, the Metcalf family faced their first Christmas without their son. At the same time social media had turned this innocent family’s grief into a Jerry Springer tale trying to make it out like Austin Metcalf was the instigator.

As the Murder Case was prepared in Collin County, everyone involved was put under a gag order by the courts so the Metcalf family could not even speak about their grief. The Metcalf family and their son (who was the victim) were torn apart from every angle emotionally and physically across social media and other news platforms.

Meanwhile, Mark Hill never blinked an eye and kept on campaigning to be the next Mayor of Frisco.

However, I have watched for months as Mark Hill has bragged about his leadership experience serving as the President of the Frisco ISD Board of Trustee’s. He bragged about balancing the ISD budget only after a failed $1 Billion dollar bond vote and two years budget woes. Hill said at the ICF Forum, leadership is not measured by a person’s tenure in politics but by the positive impact you have in the community. On April 30th in a video Mark Hill says his vision – Strong Families make a Strong Frisco!

During this time, an insider very close to the Metcalf family reached out to me. I never spoke about our conversations over the last year until now. Why? Out of respect for Austin Metcalf, his twin brother Hunter and his parents. See, I am a single father of two boys, one with special needs. I relate to Mr. Metcalf and since that April day, I have awakened each morning thinking what if one morning I sent my kid out the front door to never see him again. It would destroy me.

In my conversations with the insider, I learned that Mr. Metcalf believes Frisco ISD is guilty of negligent homicide and that he believes the school district bent to the pressure from activist groups. He also believes that Frisco ISD went against its own attendance policy and expulsion policy for fighting (and you know murder) giving K.A. a diploma.

The insider also told us when the Metcalf family asked Frisco ISD to read Austin’s name and allow Hunter, his twin brother to accept it, at graduation the Boad of Trustee’s refused at first. It was not until word got out that day across social media and the press that that the district called and say they changed their mind. Again, showing they caved to public pressure – but at least this time it was the right thing to do.

We have also been told that Mr. Metcalf allegedly believes the Board of Trustees completely fumbled the ball letting people see the video. Most of all Mr. Metcalf is disgusted that it took 32 days for a response to his ex-wife and that the response lacked any compassion or sympathy. The insider also told us that when Mr. Metcalf finally meets face-to-face with Mark Hill and the Board of Trustees, Hill cowered behind lawyers, giving canned answers such as “I followed the law.” Not once did he display a heart or sympathy to the Metcalf family. Our insider tells us Mr. Metcalf and other family members feel the district changed the rules after Austin was murdered.

Just recently I talked to our insider again, and he said Mr. Metcalf has expressed NO FIATH IN THE UPPER MANAGEMENT AND FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES – WHICH INCLUDES MARK HILL! While the family hopes the new superintendent can do better and turn it around it is too late for their son Austin Metcalf.

Most importantly we asked the insider who Jeff Metcalf was supporting for Mayor and in quiet voice he said Metcalf recently voted for Rod Vilhauer and has expressed to his friends that they should vote for Rod Vilhauer. The last person he believes will keep our community safe … is Mark Hill.

Today we scrolled through Hill’s campaign page, and we read some of his endorsements. His endorsements is a list is a who’s who in Frisco. For example, Former Mayor Mike Simpson wrote Hill was the right person to lead Frisco to the next level to live, work and raise a family. Really? Do you think the Metcalf family would agree with that? Mr. Simpson could you look Jeff Metcalf in the face and tell him that?

Judy Roach, a Frisco Community Leader wrote we deserve a mayor with empathy. I wonder what kind of empathy Mark Hill showed the Metcalf family? I would love for Judy to talk to Mr. Metcalf face to face and tell him she believes Mark Hill has empathy. I am pretty sure the Metcalf family disagrees with her.

Kishore Kancharla wrote Mark Hill’s leadership is built on compassion. I truly hope Kancharla never has to see the compassion Hill displayed to the Metcalf family.

Bob Allen, Former Frisco City Council, wrote we deserve a mayor who understands the importance of family and community. I would argue Bob has no idea the importance of family until you lose a family member the way the Metcalf family did in an act of violence. Mark Hill cares about his family, but does he actually care about yours?

In closing, look at your children and ask yourself one important question before you head to the polls on Tuesday or Saturday. If you child was Austin Metcalf and you had been treated the way they had been treated by Mark Hill, President of Frisco ISD Board of Trustee’s, would you be voting for him? If your child had left for school, and never came home due to an act of violence on school grounds that could have been prevented, would you be voting for Mark Hill?

Be like Mr. Metcalf, vote for change! Be the voice of our children and vote for someone who truly wants a Safe Frisco for All. Mr. Vilhauer may not be the best public speaker or always use the right words, but one thing is very clear – he is not fake. He wears his heart and emotions on sleeve and that is not always bad for our leaders. He truly cares for public safety and the future of Frisco and the residents who live here.

Lastly, as the Murder Trial comes to an end, please pray for Jeff Metcalf, his ex-wife, and their son Hunter. They deserve so much more from us as a community, they deserve better from our leadership. It could have been your family; it could have been one of my boys. That is not something I will ever risk. Also, after the trail is over and the gag order is over, if we published anything inaccurately from our source and Mr. Metcalf wants Frisco Chronicles to write an update, I will be happy too. I trust the source and I know his close connection to the family which is why I chose to talk about our conversations.