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Michael J. Fresher president and CEO Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

In Memoriam: Bruce Bugg, Southwest Bancshares/Texas Partners Bank

August 14, 2025 by Neil Ferguson

Prominent San Antonio banker James Bruce Bugg Jr. passed away on August 6 following complications from a back surgery after a private battle with cancer. He was 70 years old. At the time of his passing, Bugg was serving in his second term on the Texas Transportation Commission. Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed Bugg to … Read more

Categories Texas Bankers Tags Alethea Bugg wife, appointed by Governor Greg Abbott 2015, Bank of San Antonio founder 1983, Bank of San Antonio sold 1995, Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation co-founder, Brent Given president Texas Partners Bank, Commerce Bank Springfield Missouri, Eagle Scout, Groce Locke & Hebdon law firm tax division, James Bruce Bugg Jr., Jim Bugg son, law practice founder 1986, Michael J. Fresher president and CEO Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Quincy Lee client, Robert L.B. Tobin client, San Antonio Texas, senior adviser to Governor Rick Perry, Southern Methodist University business degree, Southern Methodist University Juris Doctor degree, Southwest Bancshares chair CEO and president, Texas community banking, Texas Economic Development Corp. chair, Texas Partners Bank, Texas Transportation Commission chair and commissioner, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Tobin Endowment chair and trustee, Tom Bugg son

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