TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas City police announced Wednesday that they're investigating a petition to recall Mayor Dedrick Jonson for fraud hours after city officials declared the petition invalid.

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Of the 1,600 signatures that were reportedly submitted, the city said only 989 were valid. That's 21 signatures short of the 1,010 needed to trigger a recall election.

The city said that some of the signers weren't registered voters and that others had incomplete or missing information.

But most alarming are the allegations of fraud, police say they're investigating.

"TCPD has received sworn affidavits alleging forgery, including at least one confirmed instance where the name, address, and signature of a d

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