Fort Worth Report: Brewer Storefront Filing in Keller ISD Voting Rights Lawsuit

June 22, 2025 – The Fort Worth Report reports that Brewer Storefront filed a brief on behalf of plaintiff Claudio Vallejo in opposition to the Keller Independent School District's attempt to dismiss a federal voting rights lawsuit. 

Originally filed on February 14, 2025, the case is in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Fort Worth. The lawsuit by Vallejo, a Hispanic parent with two children enrolled in the district, seeks to replace Keller ISD's at-large voting system with cumulative voting, "a more representative alternative" in which voters can allocate votes to one or more candidates. The lawsuit alleges that the at-large election system violates the Voting Rights Act and U.S. Constitution by diluting the political voice of Hispanic voters.

“A Hispanic candidate has not been elected to the board in 25 years,” the brief filed on June 12 argues. “This lack of representation leaves Hispanic families without a voice to champion the needs of their children.”

The article reports that the plaintiff states that the proposed cumulative model would allow geographically dispersed minority groups to combine their votes and elect representatives aligned with their views. The article states that Vallejo argues that relying on geographic compactness ignores modern community patterns and that current legal precedent is outdated. 

“This case seeks to ensure that the voices of Hispanic voters are heard and accounted for in school board elections,” said William A. Brewer III, counsel for Vallejo. “Cumulative voting offers a constitutionally sound, locally empowered solution that aligns with the values for which the Voting Rights Act was adopted.”

The Storefront is the Brewer firm's community service legal affiliate. 

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