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Texas Regional Bank Names President of North Texas Region, Commercial Banks
Texas Regional Bank’s President of Commercial Banking and North Texas Region, Mandy Austin [Photo: Texas Regional Bank]
Banking veteran Mandy Austin has been hired by Harlingen-based Texas Regional Bank as president of North Texas Region and Commercial Banking, a role in which she will be responsible for TRB’s mission to provide exceptional financial services to the community while fostering solid relationships with clients and stakeholders.
“I’m thrilled to join the entrepreneurial executive team at Texas Regional Bank and for the opportunity to build their commercial banking platform, which will complement the exceptional community banking franchise that TRB has built over the last decade,” Austin said in a statement. “The sophisticated platform, community-focused culture, and innovative mindset that TRB brings to each of its markets align perfectly with the entrepreneurial needs of our fast-growing region.”
Austin has 18 years of experience in the financial services industry and served as the Dallas Market President & CEO for Bank of Texas, a subsidiary of BOK Financial, before joining TRB.
During her tenure at Bank of Texas, Austin led the Dallas market’s operational and business development efforts, and she oversaw the corporate banking group, which served large middle-market companies in the commercial and industrial sectors.
Austin also led the development of the subscription line lending and supply chain finance lending specialties during her tenure at Bank of Texas. Austin was involved in the bank’s expansion into the North Dallas geographic market.
From the Texas-Mexico border to expanding in North Texas
“Texas Regional Bank has a very compelling story for business owners and operators and high net worth individuals in the DFW region, particularly for those with international investments,” Michael Scaief, chairman and CEO of TRB, said in a statement. “Given our proximity to the Texas-Mexico border, we are excellent at international private wealth management and international trade. As the near-shoring trend accelerates, our team is exceptionally well positioned to help our clients facilitate transactions and trade in the US/MX corridor.”
TRB has five branch locations across in North Texas in Dallas, Southlake, Denton, Krum, and Fort Worth, with a sixth location under renovation at Lovers Lane and the Dallas North Tollway.
The bank also operates two loan production offices in Forney and Fort Worth and said it has plans for full branch expansions in each location. TRB said its executive team has continued to expand in North Texas by hiring its Senior EVP and Chief Legal Officer, Jacque Kruppa, who lives in the Park Cities.
“We’re a bit contrarian in our branch strategy,” Scaief said. “While others are eliminating branches, we’re adding new locations. Our clients need to get to know us; to do that, we need to be accessible in the communities we serve. We want to live our motto of being ‘the people you know.”
“Texas Regional Bank was founded on the principle of serving the community. This executive team understands that serving the whole community is not just good press; it’s smart business, and that mentality aligns perfectly with my core values,” Austin said.
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Paxton’s office said the settlement includes $150 million for a multistate coalition of 42 states. But because of limited funds in 23andMe’s bankruptcy estate and competing claims, the states’ recovery will be $18 million paid immediately, with Texas receiving $1,266,860.
23andMe disclosed in October 2023 that attackers had accessed accounts affecting 6.9 million consumers. Some of the information was later posted for sale on the dark web, according to Paxton’s office, which said the company learned of the breach months after the data became publicly available. The office said 23andMe initially denied a breach and later blamed consumers’ account settings and password practices.
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“Companies that collect and profit from Texans’ most personal information have a legal duty to protect it,” Paxton said in a statement.
The company also agreed to a $46.75 million class-action settlement in the bankruptcy case for affected U.S. consumers who submitted claims by Feb. 17, 2026, Paxton’s office said.
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The Texas Longhorns entered the 2025 season with more expectations than any team has had to deal with in recent memory.
Many among the media were ready to crown the team and quarterback Arch Manning before they even played one game. Of course, those unrealistic expectations were never met, even though the team finished with a 10-3 record and a Citrus Bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines.
2026 is heading in the same direction for the Longhorns. Many believe head coach Steve Sarkisian has the most talented team in the country. But in order to fix the issues from this past season, the Longhorns needed to fix one issue that has cost them in the past.
Changing The Narrative
One of the biggest issues the Longhorns had last season was the play of the offensive line. It was apparent in the first game of the season against the Ohio State Buckeyes that Manning didn’t have the pocket time needed to make big plays.
This offseason, Coach Sarkisian went out and found two massive transfer portal additions that should completely change the narrative on this offensive line.
It starts with potential starting right tackle Melvin Siani. Siani has spent time with the Temple Owls and last season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Longhorns are set at left tackle with Trevor Goosby, who could play himself into being a top 10 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. If the team can get competent play from Siani, the offense will be able to open up the playbook, and the world may finally see Manning at his college peak.
The Longhorns also went out and found a potential fix at left guard for the 2026 season. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers transfer Laurence Seymore could be another strong patch for the holes in the offensive line.
After spending the first two seasons of his college career with the Miami Hurricanes, Seymore made stops with the Akron Zips and the Hilltoppers.
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This season for the Longhorns starts and stops with the play of Manning. Coach Sarkisian and the rest of this coaching staff understood that protecting their quarterback was the most important goal when building the 2026 roster.
The Longhorns are going to be leaning on veteran talent to protect their quarterback, and it may very well be the best decision they made this offseason.
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