The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) recently announced the elected board of directors for its 2026–27 fiscal year. The officers’ terms run from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027. William Lucas, Shelby Savings Bank SSB in Center, has been named TBA chairman. The new vice chair is Michael Neill, First State Bank in Athens. Micah C. Boles, First National Bank of Bosque County in Valley Mill, is TBA’s new treasurer. Ronald Butler II, First Financial Bank NA in Abilene, will serve as immediate past chair.
Lucas has served as president and CEO of Shelby Savings Bank in Center since 2016. He joined the bank in 1998 as a loan officer and later became senior vice president and a member of the board of directors. Prior to his current title at the bank, he was president and chief operating officer. In addition to the Texas Bankers Association, Lucas is also a member of the American Bankers Association and a former chairman of the Texas Bankers Foundation. According to the Texas State Directory, he has served as secretary of the Solomon Zane Allen Foundation and is a member of the Center Rotary Club and the Go Texan BBQ committee. Lucas received a BBA degree in management from Stephen F. Austin State University and is a graduate of the SW Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University.
Other members of the TBA board of directors include:
- Casey Barrett, TBA Community Bankers Council chair, Texas State Bank, San Angelo;
- Jeff Fahler, TBASCO chair, First Bank Texas, Willow Park;
- Bowden Jones Jr., Foundation chair, FirstBank Southwest, Amarillo;
- Charlotte M. Rasche, TBA Regional Bankers Council chair, Prosperity Bank, Sugar Land;
- Scott Rogers, TBA Government Relations Council chair, Alliance Bank Central Texas, Woodway;
- Tammy J. Smith, TBA Bank Leadership Council chair, The First State Bank, El Campo;
- Brian Aycock, First Community Bank, Corpus Christi;
- R. Mark Bain, First United Bank, Lubbock;
- Noah Layne Brandt, Crossroads Bank, Yoakum;
- Terry Cearley, The Farmers State Bank, Groesbeck;
- Timothy J. Cooper, Clear Fork Bank, N.A., Abilene;
- Michael T. Cope, The Commercial Bank, Mason;
- Sheila S. Donnelly, The American National Bank of Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant;
- Russell Gideon, Austin Bank, Texas N.A., Jacksonville;
- Bryce Hale, Perryton National Bank, Perryton;
- Dana R. Hassell, American Bank, N.A., Waco;
- Steven G. Hoog, Castroville State Bank, Castroville;
- Mindy Hopper, MCBank, Goldthwaite;
- Brady M. Johnson, The Bank and Trust SSB, Sonora;
- Lonnie W. Key, First State Bank, Clute;
- Christopher A. Kincaid, Extraco Banks, N.A., Waco;
- Stephen J. Lee, First National Bank of Bastrop, Bastrop;
- Scott McIlveene, Angelina Savings Bank, SSB, Lufkin;
- Scott McManus, National Bank & Trust, La Grange;
- Mark Metcalfe, Susser Bank, Austin;
- Liliana Miranda, WestStar Bank, El Paso;
- Matt R. Opitz, Trinity Bank, N.A., Fort Worth;
- Brandey W. Orsag, Jefferson Bank, San Antonio;
- Craig Scheef, Texas Security Bank, Dallas;
- Reave J. Scott, Coleman County State Bank, Abilene;
- Brandi Shiflett, NDBT, Dallas;
- Justin D. Steinbach, Frost Bank, Dallas;
- Kelly D. Stretcher, First Liberty Bank, Liberty;
- Danny W. Weems, The First National Bank of East Texas, Gilmer;
Founded in 1885, the Texas Bankers Association is the largest state-based banking association in the U.S. TBA advocates for approximately 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.
