Darden Reelected to State Association Board
Thomas Darden of Cooper ISD (CISD) has been reelected to a three-year term on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors, representing TASB Region 8. The election was held during the Association’s 2026 Delegate Assembly.
Darden has served on the CISD Board of Trustees for more than 22 years and has been board president since 2002. A 2007 graduate of Leadership TASB, he has been active in the grassroots advocacy process since joining the CISD Board and has served as a TASB Legislative Advisory Council representative.
He has served in leadership roles for the Northeast Texas School Boards Association and currently serves on the Delta County Appraisal District Board. Darden also has been active in his community, previously serving with Friends of Doctors Creek State Park and the Delta County youth baseball association.
Darden earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington. He is a senior systems engineering manager for L3Harris, where he has worked for more than 40 years.
In his free time, Darden enjoys caring for his cattle, working out, traveling, and spending time outdoors.
About TASB
TASB is a nonprofit organization established in 1949 to serve local Texas school boards. School board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the state. The districts they represent serve approximately 5.4 million public school students.