Councilmember Lane has been a resident of University Park since 1998 and has a long history of service to the community. He served on the Parks Advisory Board from 2000 to 2008 and on the Board of Adjustment from 2008 to 2026, including the last four years as Chair. He was also a member of the Centennial Master Plan Steering Committee, where he led the Big Bets subcommittee.

Councilmember Lane earned a Bachelor of Science in Computing Science from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. He has two daughters, Ashley and Tiffany, who attended HPISD schools. Darrell and his wife, Kami, are members of Highland Park United Methodist Church, where they volunteer with the church’s Carpenter for Christ ministry to help build homes for Habitat for Humanity.