A Frisco mayoral candidate compared Indian immigrants to rats. Some are endorsing him ... and more news
About this episode
The episode discusses the Frisco mayoral election and controversial comments made by candidate Rod Vilhauer, along with other local news updates.
On Saturday, voters will elect a new mayor in Frisco for the first time in nine years. Candidate Rod Vilhauer said on a podcast in March that South Asian immigrants were “moving in and out of Frisco like rats” and called Islam a “terrorist group.” In other news, as the Dallas Wings seek answers about when they can move their game-day home to downtown Dallas, the WNBA team has made progress on a new practice facility; New zoning for more than 3,300 acres in South Dallas, a continuation of a wide-ranging community vision, got the green light from Dallas City Council on Wednesday night; and Clark and Dan Hunt said their dad, Lamar, could not have fully fathomed what’s happening over the next four weeks with D-FW the epicenter of the World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: The Dallas Morning News
Topics covered
- Frisco mayoral election
- Rod Vilhauer
- South Asian immigrants
- Dallas Wings
- zoning
- World Cup
Keywords
- Frisco
- mayoral candidate
- Rod Vilhauer
- Dallas Wings
- zoning
- World Cup
- South Asian immigrants
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dallas Wings, Dallas City Council
Places: Frisco, South Dallas, D-FW, Islam
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