2026 Texas May Uniform Election

Keely Cano is from Lake Travis, Texas. She has a bachelor 27s degree in health promotion and fitness with a minor in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She and her husband have three school-aged children.

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I think we're all excited to move forward in that hopeful direction of bringing excellence in this position to Lake Travis.

Keely is currently a trustee on the Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees. She was elected in 2023 and is serving her first term.

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For Candidate Keely Cano on Issue school-curriculum:  
Aims to author and refine a premium, district-wide curriculum with an expectation for completion by fall.

Aims to author and refine a premium, district-wide curriculum with an expectation for completion by fall.

- Aims to author and refine a premium, district-wide curriculum with an expectation for completion by fall.

School Curriculum

For Candidate Keely Cano on Issue school-services-resources:  
Advocates for exploring opportunities to optimize enrollment while ensuring strong educational support for all students.

Advocates for exploring opportunities to optimize enrollment while ensuring strong educational support for all students.

- Advocates for exploring opportunities to optimize enrollment while ensuring strong educational support for all students.

School Facilities & Resources

For Candidate Keely Cano on Issue student-wellbeing:  
Believes in optimizing enrollment while ensuring strong educational support for all students.

Believes in optimizing enrollment while ensuring strong educational support for all students.

- Believes in optimizing enrollment while ensuring strong educational support for all students.

Student Wellbeing

Supports maximizing the teacher incentive allotment to reward teachers.

- Supports maximizing the teacher incentive allotment to reward teachers.

Teachers

Opposes the adoption of the Bluebonnet curriculum and book bans, advocating for educational standards that do not compromise academic integrity for funding.

- Opposes the adoption of the Bluebonnet curriculum and book bans, advocating for educational standards that do not compromise academic integrity for funding.

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Natalie Nugent is from Sweetwater, Texas. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She and her husband, Mark, have three children. Natalie has lived in the Lake Travis area for over 15 years.

Natalie Nugent has a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a married mother of three.

Natalie is a vice president of customer experience at a software company. She has worked in roles emphasizing strong customer experiences for over 20 years. 

Natalie is a vice president of customer experience at a software company. She has worked in customer service for over 20 years. 

Natalie is currently a member of the Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees.

For Candidate Natalie Nugent on Issue school-curriculum: Supports initiatives that strengthen core academics, expand Career & Technical Education and AP opportunities, enhance early intervention programs, and improve student wellness and safety.

Supports initiatives that strengthen core academics, expand Career & Technical Education and AP opportunities, and enhance early intervention programs.

- Supports initiatives that strengthen core academics, expand Career & Technical Education and AP opportunities, and enhance early intervention programs.

For Candidate Natalie Nugent on Issue school-services-resources: Prioritizes protecting strong academics, supporting and retaining excellent teachers, responsibly managing the budget, and ensuring safe, equitable learning environments.

Believes in "protecting strong academics."

Advocates for responsibly managing the budget.

- Believes in "protecting strong academics."
- Advocates for responsibly managing the budget.

Wants to improve student wellness and safety.

- Wants to improve student wellness and safety.

For Candidate Natalie Nugent on Issue teachers: Prioritizes supporting and retaining excellent teachers while ensuring strong academics and equitable learning environments.

Prioritizes "supporting and retaining excellent teachers."

- Prioritizes "supporting and retaining excellent teachers."

As of March 25, 2026, Natalie Nugent’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports initiatives to enhance student wellness and safety, strengthen core academics, and expand educational opportunities.

For Candidate Natalie Nugent on Issue education-access:  
Supports initiatives that strengthen core academics, expand Career & Technical Education and AP opportunities, enhance early intervention programs, and improve student wellness and safety.

- A trustee is an elected member of a local school board who helps govern a public school district.

- Trustees represent community interests and are responsible for setting policies that guide how the school district operates.

- The board of trustees hires and evaluates the superintendent, who manages the day-to-day operations of the district.

- Trustees approve the district’s budget, monitor spending, and may set the local tax rate or call for bond elections to fund schools.

- The board also oversees educational programs, district goals, and overall performance.

- In Texas, trustees are elected to four-year terms, often on a rotating basis, so not all seats are elected at the same time.

- Trustees serve without financial compensation.

An official who sets policy for a local school district. 

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