Helping Texans Build Texas.®
Our banking journey began in 1973, when a group of investors organized by Charles T. "Chuck" Doyle, Chairman Emeritus, purchased First State Bank of Hitchcock. The group set goals and successfully established a network of community banks in all ten incorporated cities in Galveston County by the end of the Twentieth Century.
By the end of 1999, part of Doyle's vision became a reality: Texas First Bank could be found in all thirteen cities in Galveston County.
Now, four decades after first opening its doors, Texas First Bank operates 27 banking centers and 52 ATM locations in Southeast Texas across seven counties — Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, and Montgomery.
Timeline
Jan 2, 1962
Opened First State Bank of Hitchcock
Jan 3, 1973
First State Bank of Hitchcock was purchased by a group of investors organized by Charles T. Doyle
Mar 27, 1975
Opened Bank of the West on Stewart Road in Galveston. This bank was the first bank to be organized on the island by a group from the mainland.
Apr 23, 1982
Opened Gulf National Bank in Texas City
Jun 5, 1985
Opened Gulf Shores Bank in Crystal Beach
Jan 22, 1991
Opened Bank of the West on Broadway in Galveston
Nov 29, 1993
Opened First State Bank of Hitchcock in La Marque on FM 1764
Aug 3, 1995
Name change on all banks to Texas First Bank
Oct 10, 1995
Opened Texas First Bank-Kemah
Nov 6, 1995
Opened Texas First Bank-Pirates Beach in Galveston
Dec 7, 1996
Opened Texas First Bank-Dickinson
Feb 28, 1998
Opened Texas First Bank-League City
Jan 25, 1999
Opened Texas First Bank-Friendswood
Dec 13, 1999
Opened Texas First Bank-La Marque Oak Street
Aug 31, 2000
Texas First Bank and Rust-Ewing affiliation announcement & Broadway/Monument Square dedication
Sep 1, 2000
Texas First Bank's Internet Banking Program launched
Jun 1, 2003
Texas First Bank became the FIRST bank in Texas and the second in the nation to offer customers Visa Extras for customers with the Visa Credit and Debit Card to earn reward points each time the cards are used.
Nov 19, 2003
Texas First Bank-Friendswood Grand Opening in the new building
Aug 11, 2004
Texas First Bank-Crystal Beach ribbon cutting on remodel/expansion
Oct 13, 2004
Texas First Bank-Bay Colony Ground Breaking ceremony
Nov 1, 2004
Acquisition of Paramount Mortgage Company
Jan 1, 2005
Opened SBA Lending Office in Pearland
Jun 2, 2005
Texas First Bank-Bay Colony Ribbon Cutting ceremony
Sep 14, 2005
Re-Opened Texas First Bank- La Marque FM 1764 to include Banking Center, Operations Center, & Mortgage Company
Jan 26, 2006
Acquired Gulf Coast Bank with locations in Jefferson, Harris and Chambers counties
Apr 1, 2006
Gulf Coast Bank officially becomes Texas First Bank in Baytown, Fannett and Winnie
Sep 13, 2007
Texas First Bank-Pearland Ribbon cutting ceremony
Feb 1, 2008
Purchased Sullivan Insurance Agency
Mar 15, 2009
Opened Houston Business Bank
Jan 14, 2010
Opened Texas First Bank-Alvin
Jun 9, 2010
Opened Texas First Bank - Mid County location
Jul 20, 2012
Acquired Houston Business Bank with one location in Houston
Aug 17, 2012
Acquired Texas Coastal Bank with locations in Deer Park and Pasadena
Jan 31, 2014
Acquired Hull State Bank with locations in Hull and Liberty
April 1, 2018
Purchased Assurance One Insurance in Houston
July 1, 2019
Acquired Preferred Bank with locations in Conroe, Houston, Spring, and The Woodlands
Jan 18, 2022
Opened Texas First Bank - Beaumont location
