Texas Bankers Association elects 2026-2027 Board of Directors

(AUSTIN) - The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) recently announced the elected Board of Directors for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Named were:

Chairman William M. Lucas, Shelby Savings Bank, SSB, Center; Vice Chair Michael A. Neill, First State Bank, Athens; Treasurer Micah C. Boles, First National Bank of Bosque County, Valley Mills; and Past Chairman Ronald D. Butler, II, First Financial Bank, Abilene.

The officers' terms run from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027.

Also, included are:

Casey Barrett
Texas State Bank
San Angelo
Chair, Community Bankers Council

Scott Rogers
Alliance Bank Central Texas
Woodway
Chair, Government Relations Council

Charlotte M. Rasche
Prosperity Bank
Sugar Land
Chair, Regional Bankers Council

Tammy J. Smith
The First State Bank
El Campo
Chair, Bank Leadership Council

Konrad S. Halbert
Argent Trust
Fort Worth
Wealth Management & Trust Chair

Bowden Jones, Jr.
FirstBank Southwest
Amarillo
Foundation Chair

Jeff Fahler
First Bank Texas
Willow Park
TBASCO Chair

Brandi Shiflett
NDBT
Dallas

Brandey W. Orsag
Jefferson Bank
San Antonio

Mindy Hopper
MCBank
Goldthwaite

Christopher A. Kincaid
Extraco Banks, N.A.
Waco

Scott McIlveene
Angelina Savings Bank, SSB
Lufkin

Mark Metcalfe
Susser Bank
Austin

Liliana Miranda
WestStar Bank
El Paso

Justin D. Steinbach
Frost Bank
Dallas

R. Mark Bain
First United Bank
Lubbock

Bryce Hale
Perryton National Bank
Perryton

Brady M. Johnson
The Bank and Trust SSB
Sonora

Brian Aycock
First Community Bank
Corpus Christi

Noah Layne Brandt
Crossroads Bank
Yoakum

Steven G. Hoog
Castroville State Bank
Castroville

Lonnie W. Key
First State Bank
Clute

Scott McManus
National Bank & Trust
La Grange

Kelly D. Stretcher
First Liberty Bank
Liberty

Terry Cearley
The Farmers State Bank
Groesbeck

Dana R. Hassell
American Bank, N.A.
Waco

Stephen J. Lee
First National Bank of Bastrop
Bastrop

Sheila S. Donnelly
The American National Bank of Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant

Russell Gideon
Austin Bank, Texas N.A.
Jacksonville

Danny W. Weems
The First National Bank of East Texas
Gilmer

Matt R. Opitz
Trinity Bank, N.A.
Fort Worth

Craig Scheef
Texas Security Bank
Dallas

Harry Smith
Pegasus Bank
Dallas

Timothy J. Cooper
Clear Fork Bank, N.A.
Abilene

Michael T. Cope
The Commercial Bank
Mason

Reave J. Scott
Coleman County State Bank
Abilene

Founded in 1885, the Texas Bankers Association is the largest state-based banking association in the US. TBA advocates for roughly 400 member banks in Austin and Washington; trains more than 20,000 bankers annually; provides nationally recognized community bank services; and invests in Texas communities through financial literacy, scholarship, and charitable activities.

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