Chapa Elected to State Association Board

Justin Chapa of Arlington ISD has been reelected to a three-year term on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors, representing TASB Region 11, Position C. Chapa was also elected to serve as first vice-president. The election was held during the Association’s 2026 Delegate Assembly.  

Chapa has served on the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees since 2017. Before joining the board, he served on the district’s Financial Futures, Citizens Bond Oversight, and Capital Needs steering committees. 

Chapa earned a bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard University. After graduating, he joined Teach for America and taught 12th-grade government and economics at Rivera High School in Brownsville. He later earned his Juris Doctorate and a master’s degree in education from Stanford University. He is currently a senior attorney at McDowell Hetherington LLP. 

Chapa co-founded a scholarship program for graduating seniors at his alma mater, Sam Houston High School, that has awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships since 2007. He has served on the boards of United Way Tarrant County, Arlington ISD Education Foundation, Arlington Public Library Foundation, and Leadership Arlington, among other groups.