William A. Bert Miller, III is a product of Navasota High School and attended Stephen F. Austin University and Blinn College. Bert is President of Miller Insurance Agency and has been with the agency since 1997. Prior to this position, he worked as a sales representative with Trinity Industries for 8 years. Bert’s experience comes from his overwhelmingly positive attitude and desire to make Navasota a great place to be.

Owner, Classic Rock Coffee Co & Kitchen.

Bert is the epitome of the term public servant, serving in the following ways:

5/2006 - Present:

• Mayor, City of Navasota, Texas

5/2005 - 5/2006:

• City Councilmember, City of Navasota, Texas

Affiliations/Memberships:

• Board Member, Navasota Economic Development Corporation
• Board Member, Brazos Valley Council of Governments
• Member, Past President, Navasota Kiwanis Club
• Board Member, Grimes County Crimestoppers
• Board Member, Past Chairman, Grimes County Health Resource Commission
• Board Member, Past Chairman, Navasota ISD Education Foundation
• Past Chairman, Texas Association of Mayors Councilmembers & Commissioners
• Member, 100 Club
• Member, Washington-On-The-Brazos Park Association
• Member, Independent Insurance Agents of Texas; Leadership Academy, 2012
• Member, Navasota Theater Alliance
• Member, Arts Council Brazos Valley
• Board Member, Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley
• Member, Brazos Valley Regional Review Committee
• Member, Grimes St. Joseph Healthcare Council
• Past Board Member, Texas Municipal League
• Member, Texas Workforce Commission Adult Education & Literacy Advisory Committee
• Member, Grimes Co. Agrilife Extension Leadership Advisory Board
• Member, Grimes Co. Juvenile Deliquency Prevention Coalition
• Junior Chamber International Senator, #53534
• Eagle Scout, 1983
• Organized & Past President, Grimes County Junior Chamber of Commerce
• District Director, Regional Director, Community VP, Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1992 - 1997
• Past Chairman, City of Navasota Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, 1999 - 2005

Writing about “me” has never come easy, words in general haven’t always been my thing. I am a visual artist for a reason. As I have grown into my own skin, it has become easier to write about how I have come to be where I am, without feeling (entirely) like I am boasting. I hold many titles; mom, wife, artist, muralist, business owner, and community leader. I am mom to 3 boys, 2 are grown, and one still little. I am wife to an amazing and supportive husband, we have been together 15 years, and married for 8 of those. Being an artist is my passion. It’s my favorite thing to do. The way I make my money is by painting murals. Painting BIG is my favorite thing to do. There is something about having my art as part of a public display that is very satisfying. I also have The Gallery Downtown that I opened in 2016 in downtown Navasota as a way to support other local artists and provide a beautiful space to display and sell art. Inside of that space many other things happen. Art classes, private parties, it can be rented as a wedding venue, and it also houses House Concerts at the Gallery; a listening room style live music venue that focuses on the artists and their music, that I helped co-found with Joe Falco, a Navasota local and someone else passionate about building Navasota. And I am co-owner of Circle P Antiques with my husband, the largest and most diverse antique mall in the Brazos Valley. And as if all of that wasn’t enough, I ran for, and was elected to Navasota City Council in 2020. I am passionate about community and economic development, and being elected allows me to give back while pursuing those passions and making a difference in my community. Building up and helping our downtown business community has been one of the most rewarding ventures I have taken on. And then we come to my latest accomplishment of being selected as a Local Leader for The Women’s Council of Entrepreneurs, an accomplishment I am very excited to dive into and share. I am proud of my diverse and multi-faceted interests and work hard to apply all of those in a way to better the world around me, starting with the amazing community I live in. We have a saying in my house, “of those who much is given, much is expected”, and I live by those words. I hope that one day my kids will be able to look back and say that their mom didn’t just talk the talk, she walked the walk.

More recent news about me:

2018 - Featured in Farm & Home magazine, recognized as bringing art back to Navasota
2018 - Voted Grimes County Best Local Artist
2018 - Keep Brazos Beautiful Recycled Art Winner
2019 - Voted Grimes County Best Local Artist
2019 - Voted Grimes County Citizen of the Year
2019 - Voted Grimes County Best Live Music Venue
2019 - Highlighted in Insight magazine for bring art and music to Navasota
2019 - Featured in Texas Highways Magazine representing My Hometown of Navasota, and recognized as leading the charge in revitalizing Downtown Navasota
2020- Elected to Navasota City Council
2021- Voted Best Local Artist
2021 - selected as a local leader for the Women’s Council of Entrepreneurs

Projects that can be seen publicly:

Muddy Water Bookstore, Navasota, Texas - The Book Mural on the awning
Webb Elementary, Navasota, Texas - The Stitching of Cultures Mural
Ketchum Park, Navasota, Texas - Brightening The Park & Saving the Turtle project in cooperation with the City of Navasota, and the Evening Lions Club
The Gallery Downtown - several murals on display
Boomtown BBQ - College Station
Martin’s Sweet Shop - Downtown Navasota, Texas

Businesses owned:

The Gallery Downtown
House Concerts at The Gallery
The Art of Pattie
Circle P Antiques