Texas Border Business
EDINBURG, Texas – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez issued the following statement reacting to news of the death of former Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos:
“I am shocked and saddened by the news of the passing of dear friend Carlos Cascos. As a former Cameron County Judge, a former Cameron County Commissioner and a former Texas Secretary of State, Carlos embodied public service and served faithfully not only the people of Cameron County, but the Rio Grande Valley and the State of Texas as well. Hidalgo County sends its prayers to Carlos’s family.”
Statement form Eddie Treviño Jr. Cameron County Judge
It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that we announce the passing of former Cameron County Commissioner, Cameron County Judge and Secretary of State, Carlos H. Cascos. First elected to office in 1991, Cascos served as County Commissioner of Precinct No. 2 until 2002. In 2006, Cascos was elected as Cameron County Judge and was successfully re-elected in 2010 and 2014. Cascos resigned as County Judge in 2015 when Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed Cascos to serve as the 110th Texas Secretary of State where he would serve as the state’s Chief Election Officer and advisor to the Governor on Texas border affairs. Cascos would serve as Secretary of State from March 2015 through January 2017.
Born September 18, 1952, in Matamoros, Mexico, Carlos Cascos immigrated to the United States with his family as a young child. Raised in Brownsville, Texas, Carlos attended public school and after graduating high school sought a higher education at the University of Texas in Austin where he would earn bachelor’s degrees in Political Science, Government and Accounting. In 1985, Cascos became a member of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy and continued to practice as a licensed CPA until his unfortunate death.
“I am deeply saddened and truly sorry to learn about the passing of Judge Cascos. For decades, Judge Cascos was a fixture in our community, serving selflessly as a volunteer, then as an appointed and elected official. As a certified public accountant, fiscal matters, most memorably being fiscally conservative, were always priorities of Judge Cascos while he served both as a County Commissioner and County Judge. My heartfelt condolences go out to the entire Cascos family, the Cascos & Associates CPA firm and all his friends and those affected by his untimely passing. Let us reflect and remember Judge Cascos for all of the positive impacts he made towards the betterment of Cameron County, the Rio Grande Valley and the State of Texas for which we are thankful. May he Rest in Peace,” stated Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr.
