Contract

EXHIBIT 1

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them a Statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with regard to the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Encore Bancshares, Inc. and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings. In evidence thereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized, hereby execute this Agreement as of November 10, 2010.

	LKCM Private Discipline Master Fund, SPC
	By:	LKCM Private Discipline Management, L.P., sole holder of its management shares
	By:	LKCM Alternative Management, LLC, its general partner
	By:	LKCM Capital Group, LLC, its sole member
	By:	/s/ J. Xxxxx Xxxx
		J. Xxxxx Xxxx, President

	LKCM Micro-Cap Partnership, L.P.
	By:	LKCM Micro-Cap Partnership, L.P., its general partner
	By:	LKCM Alternative Management, LLC, its general partner
	By:	LKCM Capital Group, LLC, its sole member
	By:	/s/ J. Xxxxx Xxxx
		J. Xxxxx Xxxx, President

	LKCM Investment Partnership, L.P.
	By:	LKCM Investment Partnership GP, LLC, its general partner
	By:	/s/ J. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xx.
		J. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xx., President

	LKCM Investment Partnership II, L.P.
	By:	LKCM Investment Partnership GP, LLC, its general partner
	By:	/s/ J. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xx.
		J. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xx., President

	Xxxxxx Xxxx Capital Management Corporation
	By:	/s/ J. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xx.
		J. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xx., President

	New Summit Partners, L.P.
	By:	King Summit Holdings, Inc., its general partner
	By:	/s/ J. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xx.
		J. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xx., President
	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
	Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
	/s/ J. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xx.
	J. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xx.