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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