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- 1 2 "Curtis Cornelious, First Black Mayor Elected in the Town of Little Elm Makes History". wbap.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ Whitely, Jason. "First Black mayor elected in Little Elm suggests growth, change in Denton County". wfaa.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ "Denton County, TX Elections". www.votedenton.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ Fine, Julie. "Little Elm, Frisco Make History in Election Runoffs". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2022-03-31.