LISD's Voting Rights Lawsuit Is Over — and the Plaintiff Just Won a Board Seat

If you live inside Lewisville ISD boundaries, the way you elect your school board has already changed. The lawsuit that forced that change is settled. The new system just completed its third and final election cycle in May.

Here's the backstory, because a lot of people missed it.

In 2022, a Lewisville resident named Paige Dixon sued LISD, arguing that its all-at-large election system diluted the voting power of Hispanic, Black, and Asian residents in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Dixon had run for a board seat in 2021 and lost. The firm behind her case, Brewer Storefront, had brought similar suits against Grand Prairie ISD, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, and Richardson ISD — all of which resulted in new election structures.

The core complaint: under the at-large system, board members were elected district-wide. Candidates ran for specific places but represented no specific geographic area. The lawsuit claimed that system allowed white residents to vote as a bloc and deny political opportunity to non-white voters. At the time, the district's student population of 49,113 was 30.7% Hispanic, 15.7% Asian, and 12% African American.

LISD and Dixon settled in August 2023. Brewer Storefront announced the agreement, which called for five single-member districts and two at-large seats, with at least one single-member district comprising a majority of eligible minority voters.

The LISD board of trustees voted unanimously to approve the transition at the Aug. 28 board meeting. Rollout was phased. Single-Member District 1 and At-Large Place 6 went first in May 2024. Districts 2 and 3 and At-Large Place 7followed in May 2025. Districts 4 and 5 were on the ballot in May 2026.

Under the new structure, LISD is divided into five geographic single-member districts, and only voters in each district may vote for the board member who runs to represent it. A candidate must reside within the district they seek to represent. Two seats remain at-large, open to all voters across the district.

May 2026 closed out the phased transition. Dixon — the original plaintiff — ran unopposed for the Place 4 seat, while Staci Barker and Brian Pollard contested Place 5. Dixon won. The woman who sued the district to change how it elects trustees now sits on the board.

What this means for Flower Mound families: LISD boundaries cover portions of Flower Mound, Highland Village, and surrounding communities. Your board representatives are now tied to geography — only residents in a given single-member district can vote for that seat. You can find which district you fall in at lisd.net. The next board elections are in May 2027.