Arlington ISD board certifies May 3 trustee election; board votes unanimously

The Arlington Independent School District Board of Trustees on May 14, 2025, formally canvassed election returns from Tarrant County and approved the results for the trustee election held May 3, 2025.

The board's president turned the item over to Dr. Collins, who told trustees they had before them an official cumulative report of early and Election Day votes and an official precinct report from Tarrant County election administration. Trustee Haines moved to approve the certified results "for the trustee election held on 05/03/2025 for place 4 and place 5," and Trustee Mike seconded the motion. President Justin Chapa then called the vote; "All trustees present vote in the affirmative. The motion unanimously carries," he said, adding that "this is one of the few times under state law that the board can make a decision without a quorum present. We have 3 present today, which is sufficient for the purposes of state law."

Tarrant County'reported results presented to the board showed Place 4: David Wilbanks with 5,145 votes and April Williams Moore with 4,257 votes. The transcript records the Place 5 total for Justin Chapa as read in the materials in a garbled string ("7300 80 7 votes"); the ballot total for Place 5 is identified in the Tarrant County reports turned over to the board but is not clearly specified in the meeting transcript. The board approved the canvass as presented; no amendments or further action were recorded.

The meeting included the posted open forum for agenda items and a separate open forum for nonagenda items; no speakers had registered for either forum. With the canvass complete and no additional business, President Chapa adjourned the meeting at 9:02 a.m.