Nikita Lagway
TX · Willis ISD Board of Trustees, Position 1
Nikita Lagway has been the Position 1 trustee on the Willis ISD Board of Trustees since November 2022. Lagway's 2026 ballot application lists 21 years of residence in the district.
Where Nikita Lagway stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (4 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Seconded and voted for a 2026 total property tax rate of $0.9998 per $100 of value, a 1.80% rate increase. It passed 7-0.
August 19, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for the 2025-26 pay plan. It gave teachers with 3-4 years of experience a $2,500 raise, teachers with 5 or more years a $5,000 raise, and other staff 3%. The plan added $2.69 million to the budget.
July 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded an order letting Willis ISD sell all of the remaining $87.7 million in school building bonds from the May 2024 bond election, not just $45 million. The board approved it.
June 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Made the motion to approve the district's student performance goals under Texas House Bill 3 and the limits set for the superintendent. It passed 5-0.
February 11, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Seconded approval of a seven-year GEAR UP grant award for Willis ISD. The board discussed using it to get 25% of 8th graders into Algebra I. It passed 7-0.
January 14, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for the 2025-26 pay plan. It gave teachers with 3-4 years of experience a $2,500 raise, teachers with 5 or more years a $5,000 raise, and other staff 3%. The plan added $2.69 million to the budget.
July 9, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted to choose new classroom materials: Bluebonnet Learning for math from kindergarten through Algebra 1, and Savvas Reading for grades K-5. The board approved it unanimously.
March 19, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Seconded an order letting Willis ISD sell all of the remaining $87.7 million in school building bonds from the May 2024 bond election, not just $45 million. The board approved it.
June 9, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted against a resolution to set a daily time for prayer and reading the Bible or other religious texts in Willis ISD schools under Texas Senate Bill 11. The motion failed 0-5.
February 11, 2026
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Voted for Willis ISD to join a lawsuit by many school districts against social media companies over harm to students. The board approved it unanimously.
June 9, 2025
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Voted for new attendance zones (Option A) for Brabham, Calfee and Lynn Lucas middle schools. 55% of district survey respondents picked this option. The board approved it unanimously.
February 12, 2025
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Seconded the motion to name Willis ISD's third middle school after Homer C. Calfee, chosen from the naming committee's top three names. It passed 6-0, with one member abstaining.
November 13, 2024
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Won the Willis ISD school board Position 1 seat in the November 8, 2022 election with 5,291 votes. Christen Arnold got 3,445, Richelle Theilen 2,989 and John Hinna 1,832.
November 8, 2022
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Past race Nikita Lagway ran in:
- Willis ISD Board of Trustees Position 1 · November 3, 2026 · Willis Independent School District, Texas · incumbent