F. Xavier Casares

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Personal Information

Director Casares started his criminal justice career in the Rio Grande Valley in 1992. As a college student, he served as a telecommunications operator for the City of San Juan. He then graduated from the City of McAllen Police Academy and served the citizens of McAllen as a patrol officer, criminal investigator and police sergeant. His last assignment was to the department’s Training Division. Casares later served as an assistant chief in the Office of Inspector General of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, where he oversaw criminal investigations, facility security and training.

Casares graduated from the University of Texas – Pan American in Edinburg, Texas. He holds leadership education/certifications from TCOLE, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Correctional Management Institute, and the Texas Department of Public Safety Command College.

Salinas previously served as the assistant division director for the Education, Training and Research Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety. He also served as the army deputy assistant adjutant general in the Texas National Guard and deputy commanding general for the U.S. Army South Fort Sam Houston/Joint Base in San Antonio.

Salinas is a distinguished military graduate of Texas A&I University in Kingsville and was commissioned into the U.S. Army as an infantry second lieutenant. His military education includes Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Army Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College. He holds master’s degrees in educational administration and strategic studies and a superintendent certification.

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Contact and Phone Numbers

(512) 206-3231
(512) 206-3207
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