Burt Thakur, a 42-year-old engineer, a military veteran,ad a game show winner has made political history by becoming the ...

FRISCO, TX – In an emotional victory, Burt Thakur secured the Place 2 seat on the Frisco City Council in a runoff election on June 7, defeating incumbent Tammy Meinershagen. Thakur’s win is a landmark ...

Frisco City Council runoff election results. Tammy Meinershagen and Burt Thakur are vying for Place 2 on the council. Jared ...

Burt Thakur unseated incumbent Tammy Meinershagen during the June 7 runoff election to claim Frisco City Council’s Place 2 ...

Burt Thakur, running for Place 2, and Jared Elad, running for Place 4, took early leads in their respective races, according ...

Thakur is also the first Indian American to get elected to public office in Frisco, a community that makes up 15% of the city's population.

Whether it was joining the Navy only months before 9/11 or winning the very last episode of Jeopardy hosted by Alex Trebek, Burt Thakur's life seems to involve a lot of fateful timing.

Meinershagen faced controversy after local blog The Frisco Chronicles shared audio recordings of her on YouTube where she ...