Ron Cox

Ron received a B.S. from Abilene Christian University in 1972 and a Master of Arts from UT at Tyler in 1981. Ron entered the governmental arena in 1972 with the Brazos Valley Development Council in Bryan and, after almost two years went to work for the East Texas Council of Governments in Kilgore.

Ron accepted his first position as City Manager in 1978 with the City of Rusk. He was Rusk’s first City Manager. Two years later, he became the City Manager of Center. In 1984, Ron accepted the position of City Manager of Kilgore, where he served for six years. In November 1990, he became Friendswood’s third City Manager and served that city until May 2006. Ron has been involved in local government for 48 years and held the position of City Manager for 28 of the 48 years.

Ron left “active” city management in 2006, but has worked with 68 different cities since then. He has worked with two cities to help them develop a Home Rule Charter with the City Manager form of government. In his own words: “Working with the many professional staff over the years has been very rewarding. They are the strength of the organization.”