Carlos Cascos

Carlos Humberto Cascos 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.
Prior to becoming Secretary of State of Texas, he served as County Judge of Cameron County from 2007 to 2015. He sought to return to the office of Cameron County Judge in the November 2022 elections, but was defeated by the Democratic incumbent Eddie Treviño, Jr.

Death

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.