An effort to recall Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell and City Council member Rick Koch has failed.

Peter Parcher, who had launched the petition drive to oust the two, posted on Facebook Monday night that he had failed to received the required 3,403 signatures.

“After all the verification we ended up with 3,305 signatures to recall the mayor and 3,291 to recall Councilman Koch,” Parcher posted. The 3,403 number reflects 15 percent of Kyle’s registered voters.

Normally, signed petitions a...