# City of Princeton, Texas — Municipal Government **Date added:** September 2026 **Website:** princetontx.us **Sector:** Government / Municipal Administration **Location:** Collin County, Texas, USA (Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex) **Employees:** ~150+ **Annual Budget:** $30–50M --- ## Who They Are The **City of Princeton** is a rapidly expanding municipality in Collin County, Texas — one of the fastest-growing areas in the United States. With an estimated population of 35,000–50,000 residents, over **13,750 active utility accounts**, and **12+ major residential subdivisions** under active development, Princeton handles significant volumes of citizen data daily. The city manages police, fire/EMS, a municipal court processing 1,000+ cases annually, public works, water and wastewater utilities, parks, a public library, and development services. --- ## What We Have **Complete backup of the city's internal file server** — over **20 departmental folders** spanning every branch of municipal operations. Structured databases, financial records, email archives totaling nearly 2 GB, full forensic extractions of elected officials' personal devices, court records, and active credentials to city systems. Below is a summary. This is not everything. --- ### 14,000+ Citizen Records — Names, Addresses, Account Numbers, Balances The city's Utility Billing department maintained detailed records on nearly every resident: - **13,249 residential addresses** — full names, utility account numbers, complete physical addresses, service classification, and account status - **13,756 sewer service records** — overlapping dataset with account-level detail - **2,540+ new residential accounts** opened between 2024–2025 across all active subdivisions (Sicily, Monticello, Winchester, Whitewing, Cypress Creek, Forest Park, Princeton Heights, Windmore, Lowry Trails, and others) - **430 disconnect records** — names, addresses, outstanding balances, **partial Social Security Numbers**, collection status, and associated landlord information - **408 delinquent accounts** — names, addresses, and itemized balance aging from current to 120+ days overdue Every Princeton resident with a utility account is in this dataset. Every address. Every balance. Some with SSN fragments. --- ### Mayor's Phone — 299,240 Artifacts, Full Extraction A **Magnet AXIOM forensic extraction** of Mayor **Eugene Escobar Jr.'s iPhone** was performed by the city's own police department (Sergeant C. Crawford, Badge #2203, April 23, 2026). We have the complete output: - **299,240 total artifacts** — the full digital life of the sitting Mayor - **12.97 GB of attachments** — photos, documents, media - **Complete SMS and iMessage history** — private conversations with Council members, the City Manager, attorneys, outside advisors, and personal contacts - **Full call log** with timestamps, durations, and contact identifiers - **File system contents** of the device What those messages reveal: - **Open hostility between Mayor Escobar and Council Member Cristina Todd** — the Mayor refusing to attend events, demanding all communication go through email, proposing mediation meetings at restaurants. Todd accusing city staff of withholding documents. Escalating confrontations via text. - **Police Chief Stephens resigning** — confirmed via text from Alt. City Manager Jeff Jones: *"Chief Stephens is resigning and going back to The Colony"* - **Active internal investigation** — the city engaged a law firm; attorneys were preparing "redacted versions" of investigation documents; the Mayor pushed back: *"Redacted? Why is it redacted?"* - **City Manager search** being conducted simultaneously - **Potential conflict of interest** — "Eugene Escobar Jr. & Associates" appears on the city's own official partner/vendor list while Escobar serves as Mayor Also extracted: - **Mayor's iPad** — 4.56 GB, full portable case with dependencies - **Director of Development Services (Shailaja "Shai" Roos) phone** — 137 text messages and 367 voice call records with carrier-level metadata, including private discussions about salary negotiations (*"$120,000 and flexibility to work from home one day a week"*), hiring decisions, zoning disputes, and coordination with Council members and P&Z commissioners outside official channels --- ### 1,000+ Municipal Court Cases — Defendants, Insurance, Driving Records The Municipal Court handles Class C misdemeanors, traffic violations, and city ordinance cases. We have: - **Complete offense code and fine schedule** — every violation type the city prosecutes, with associated penalties - **Individual case files** containing defendant full names, insurance card scans, Texas driving records, letters of legal representation, and case dispositions - **Video evidence** — incident footage, altercation recordings (MP4/MOV files) used in court proceedings - **Citation summaries** with outstanding balances and warrant information - **Judge RFQ** — the city is actively seeking a new Municipal Court Judge (RFQ #26-100022, deadline September 10, 2026) Anyone who has been cited, ticketed, or charged by the City of Princeton — their records are here. --- ### Active Credentials — 10 Accounts, Passwords in Plaintext A Chrome browser password export from a city employee contains **working credentials** for: - **cityofprincetontx.aws.executime.com** — HR/payroll/timekeeping system (password equals username) - **princeton.biblionix.com** — Library management system - **texas.vdxhost.com / texas.agshareit.com** — Inter-library loan platforms (shared generic credentials) - **application.notaries.com** — Notary application portal - **member.txla.org** — Texas Library Association membership - **login.yahoo.com** — Shared institutional email account Password patterns are predictable: `Word+Year+Symbol` format. The ExecuTime HR system uses **username as password**. These credentials were active at time of extraction. --- ### 1.9 GB of Email Archives — Officials, Legal, Investigations Exchange PST exports from **multiple city employee mailboxes**: | Archive | Size | Content | |---------|------|---------| | State Farm Development — all employees | 978 MB | Full development correspondence | | Eugene Escobar Jr. & Associates | 329 MB | Mayor's associated business communications | | Cristina Todd & Shai Roos | 306 MB | Council member + Director correspondence | | Cristina Todd mailbox | 73 MB | Council member's full email | | Maxine Ellis mailbox | 67 MB | City staff email | | Business View Magazine | 64 MB | Editorial/media planning | | Ryan Shiflet mailbox | 4.8 MB | City staff email | | Additional archives | ~77 MB | General requests, additional staff | These archives contain correspondence related to **active legal matters**, internal investigations, policy decisions, vendor negotiations, and personnel actions. --- ### Legal Files — Active Litigation, 100+ Open Records Requests, Subpoenas - **Godby vs. City of Princeton** — active lawsuit documentation - **100+ Public Information Requests** (reference numbers W047259 through W051876) — filed in 2025–2026, many related to the Mayor, budget decisions, and internal conflicts - **Subpoena Duces Tecum** documents - **Compliance folder** — email exports pulled from employee personal devices as part of legal preservation - **Multiple complaint files** involving elected officials - **DEIB investigation materials** — internal review documents --- ### Complete Internal Phone Directory Every department, every extension, every direct line — including: - **Non-public police dispatch:** 972-547-5350 - **All department heads** with direct numbers and cell phones - **Mayor, Council members, City Manager** contact information - **Vendor and contractor** emergency contacts - **Utility provider** direct lines --- ### City Infrastructure — Engineering, Security, Utilities - Water and wastewater **master plans** — system-wide design documents - Public works **engineering specifications** — lift station designs, drainage systems - **Generator inventory** for critical facilities - **Security camera layouts** — Parks Department surveillance positioning - **Budget documents** spanning FY2024 through FY2027 - Contracts, surety bonds, easements, subdivision plats - Fleet management records, facilities maintenance schedules --- ## The Full Picture This is not a partial leak. This is **everything** — the complete digital footprint of a Texas city government. The personal data of **over 14,000 citizens**. The private text messages from the **Mayor's phone**. Court records for **over a thousand defendants**. **Working passwords** to city systems. **Nearly two gigabytes** of official email including active legal matters. Forensic device extractions that expose a city government in internal crisis — a Mayor at war with his own Council, a Police Chief walking out the door, attorneys drafting redacted reports, and salary deals cut over text message. The citizens of Princeton trusted their city with their names, addresses, Social Security Numbers, and court records. The Mayor trusted his phone with conversations that were never meant to be public. That trust now depends entirely on what happens next. **Contact deadline: 10 days. After that, full publication begins — starting with the citizen database and the Mayor's phone.**