Vann, Doyle, Dibrell elected to Katy ISD board

She said in interviews leading up to the election that properly managing the growth of the district and ensuring the safety of students are her top two priorities.

Read the full Q&A here.

Doyle, 39, also won her seat with a healthy showing at the ballot box. She beat out two other contenders, incumbent Terry Huckaby and another challenger, Jennifer Camero. Huckaby totaled 1,023 votes, while Camero trailed with 363 votes.

Doyle, a stay at home mom, campaigned on her desire to be a voice on the board for residents who are from some of the newer developments in the Katy area.

"As a board member I would like to help rebuild trust so that the board can work with the community to handle this growth in the most fiscally responsible manner," Doyle said in a question and answer interview leading up to the election.

Read the full Q&A here.

Dibrell and his opponent Cyndi Lawrence had the closest race of the day. Dibrell ultimately earned back his seat by 63 percent of the votes (2,461) to her 37 percent (1,430).

Dibrell has been on the board since May 2011 and served as its treasurer. He works as the Executive Director of the Amobi Okoye Foundation and is a licensed minister. Dibrell campaigned on, among other things, his support for expanding educational opportunities in the district, including workforce-ready programs, ROTC units, STEM initiatives and other programs.

He said that the board has two sets of residents it must be concerned about. The first are the students, the second are the taxpayers.

"For [students] we need to fight for academic achievement coupled with extracurricular programs to insure student success," Dibrell said in a pre-election question and answer interview. "The taxpayers [are] the ones paying the bills, we need to strengthen Katy ISD financially and work with business to expand our business tax base," he said.

Read the full Q&A here.

The May 10 election are not official until the Katy ISD Board of Trustees canvasses the results. A meeting for that purpose is scheduled for May 19. New board members are slated to be sworn in at the same meeting.