Carlos Cascos | |
Office: | 110th Secretary of State of Texas |
Governor: | Greg Abbott |
Term Start: | January 13, 2015 |
Term End: | January 6, 2017 |
Predecessor: | Nandita Berry |
Successor: | Rolando Pablos |
Office1: | County Judge of Cameron County |
Term Start1: | January 2007 |
Term End1: | January 2015 |
Predecessor1: | Gilberto Hinojosa |
Successor1: | Pete Sepulveda |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1952 |
Birth Place: | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
Death Place: | Brownsville, Texas, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Aurora Candida Cascos |
Children: | 2 |
Education: | University of Texas at Austin (BA) |
Carlos Humberto Cascos (September 18, 1952 – June 26, 2024) was an American Certified Public Accountant and politician who was the 110th Secretary of State of Texas. He was appointed by his fellow Republican, Governor Greg Abbott, and was confirmed by the Texas State Senate on February 18, 2015.[1] [2] [3] [4]
On June 26, 2024, Cascos suffered an apparent cardiac event that caused him to lose control of his vehicle and crash into a parked vehicle while vacationing in South Padre Island. He was transported to Valley Regional Hospital in Brownsville where he was pronounced dead at 9:15 pm. He was 71.[5]
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