In Brief: A Texas Bank Buying Two Small Neighbors

Texas State Bank, a unit of Texas Regional Bancshares, has agreed to buy two banking companies in nearby Brownsville in stock swap deals.

Shareholders of Brownsville Bancshares would get $27.6 million in Texas Regional stock. TB&T Bancshares shareholders would get $9.25 million worth.

Texas Regional has $1.3 billion of assets, Brownsville Bancshares $99.1 million, and TB&T $43.9 million.

The acquisitions would strengthen Texas State Bank in Cameron County, where it has operated for several years.

"These mergers will give Texas Regional ... a major presence in a very important market in this region of the Rio Grande Valley," said chairman Glen E. Roney.

The deals are expected to close during the first quarter.

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