Filed Date: June 4, 2013
Case Ongoing
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On June 4, 2013, an African-American person and a Latino person, both residents of the Lone Star College System, filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division). Defendants included the Lone Star College System District and the members of The Board of Trustees of the Lone Star College System. Represented by private counsel, the Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act because the at-large electoral system in place at the time diluted the voting strength of minority populations and had the effect of preventing African-American and Latino citizens from electing and retaining the candidates of their choice. The Plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief against further use of the at-large electoral system. The case was assigned to Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt.
On October 11, 2013, the Court issued a Consent Judgment and Decree that provided the following: (i) the Defendants are permanently enjoined from conducting any elections under the existing at-large election plan, and (ii) for the then-scheduled November 4, 2014 election and all elections going forward, the Defendant was to employ a nine single-member district election plan. The Court also awarded the Plaintiffs attorney fees of $50,000.
As of October 2023, there were no further developments.
Summary Authors
Deidre Fragapane (10/29/2023)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4393260/parties/hubbard-v-lone-star-college-system/
Hoyt, Kenneth M. (Texas)
Dunn, Chad W (Texas)
Baggett, Phillip Adam (Texas)
Gruver, Lori (Texas)
Heath, Claude Robert (Texas)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4393260/hubbard-v-lone-star-college-system/
Last updated March 9, 2026, 4:31 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA) project
Key Dates
Filing Date: June 4, 2013
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
African-American and Latino voters residing in the Lone Star College System
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
State
Lone Star College System
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Voting Rights Act, section 2, 52 U.S.C. § 10301 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 1973)
Other Dockets:
Southern District of Texas 4:13-cv-01635
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Amount Defendant Pays: $50,000
Issues
Discrimination Basis:
Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):
Affected Race(s):
Voting:
Challenges to at-large/multimember district/election
Redistricting/district composition
Case Summary of Hubbard v. Lone Star College System, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/43787/ (last updated 10/29/2023).