2024-2025 Board Members
HOW TEX MEX CREDIT UNION BEGAN
On February 4th 1953 applied for a State Charter Credit Union under
the name of Tex-Mex Railway Employees Credit Union.
The original 10 shareholders were all railway employees:
W.E. Chenney, H.M. Lacour, Joe E. Garcia Jr.,
Leopoldo A. Almaguer, J.P. Devine, M. Conring,
J.M. Benavides, Jr Manuel, G. Gutierrez,
H.L. Teal, and W.A. Rivas
On March 9, 1953 the charter was granted. The Credit Union was established so the employees
and their families have a place to save money and control their finances.
The first meeting was held on March 26th 1953 and 7 board members were elected:
R.J. Notzon, J.M. Benavides, Jr.,
W.E. Chenney, H.W. Newton, J.R. Gonzalez
Antonio Ramirez, and A.G. Garcia
The Credit Union was located in the back storeroom of
the Tex Mex Railway offices on Corpus Christi Street.
