STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES (TEXAS).

In this post we will looking at Texas and its territories, Its past and present governors and current House of representative’s members.

INTRODUCTION.

Texas is a state in the South-Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most populous in the state and seventh-largest in the U.S. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are, respectively, the fourth- and fifth-largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country. Other major cities include Austin, the second most populous state capital in the U.S., and El Paso. Texas is nicknamed the “Lone Star State” for its former status as an independent republic, and as a reminder of the state’s struggle for independence from Mexico. The “Lone Star” can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texas state seal. The origin of Texas’s name is from the Caddo word táyshaʼ meaning ‘friends’. Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault, Texas contains diverse landscapes common to both the U.S. Southern and the Southwestern regions.  Although Texas is popularly associated with the U.S. southwestern deserts, less than ten percent of Texas’s land area is desert. Most of the population centers are in areas of former prairies, grasslands, forests, and the coastline. Traveling from east to west, one can observe terrain that ranges from coastal swamps and piney woods, to rolling plains and rugged hills, and finally the desert and mountains of the Big Bend. The term “six flags over Texas” refers to several nations that have ruled over the territory. Spain was the first European country to claim and control the area of Texas. France held a short-lived colony. Mexico controlled the territory until 1836 when Texas won its independence, becoming the Republic of Texas. In 1845, Texas joined the union as the 28th state. The state’s annexation set off a chain of events that led to the Mexican–American War in 1846. A slave state before the American Civil War, Texas declared its secession from the U.S. in early 1861, and officially joined the Confederate States of America on March 2 of the same year. After the Civil War and the restoration of its representation in the federal government, Texas entered a long period of economic stagnation.

TEXAS TERRITORIES.

Texas is the second-largest U.S. state, after Alaska, with an area of 268,820 square miles (696,200 km2). Though 10% larger than France, almost twice as large as Germany or Japan, and more than twice the size of the United Kingdom, it ranks only 27th worldwide amongst country subdivisions by size. If it were an independent country, Texas would be the 39th-largest. Texas is in the south-central part of the United States of America. Three of its borders are defined by rivers. The Rio Grande forms a natural border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south. The Red River forms a natural border with Oklahoma and Arkansas to the north. The Sabine River forms a natural border with Louisiana to the east. The Texas Panhandle has an eastern border with Oklahoma at 100° W, a northern border with Oklahoma at 36°30′ N and a western border with New Mexico at 103° W. El Paso lies on the state’s western tip at 32° N and the Rio Grande. With 10 climatic regions, 14 soil regions and 11 distinct ecological regions, regional classification becomes problematic with differences in soils, topography, geology, rainfall, and plant and animal communities. One classification system divides Texas, in order from southeast to west, into the following: Gulf Coastal Plains, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, and Basin and Range Province. The Gulf Coastal Plains region wraps around the Gulf of Mexico on the southeast section of the state. Vegetation in this region consists of thick piney woods. The Interior Lowlands region consists of gently rolling to hilly forested land and is part of a larger pine-hardwood forest. The Cross Timbers region and Caprock Escarpment are part of the Interior Lowlands

LIST OF GOVERNORS OF TEXAS.

The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. State of Texas, the presiding officer over the executive branch of the government of Texas, and the commander-in-chief of the Texas National Guard, the state’s militia. The governor has the power to consider bills passed by the Texas Legislature, by signing them into law, or vetoing them, and in bills relating to appropriations, the power of a line-item veto. They may convene the legislature, and grant pardons and reprieves, except in cases of impeachment, and upon the permission of the legislature, in cases of treason. The state provides an official residence, the Governor’s Mansion in Austin. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas’ statehood in 1845.

Governors of Texas

# Governor Term in office Party Election Prior office Lt. Governor  
1     James Pinckney Henderson
March 31, 1808 – June 4, 1858
February 19, 1846

December 21, 1847
Democratic 1845 Minister to England and France Republic of Texas
(1837–1840)
  Albert Clinton Horton  
2     George T. Wood
March 12, 1795 – September 3, 1858
December 21, 1847

December 21, 1849
Democratic 1847 Texas state senator
(1846–1847)
  John Alexander Greer  
3     Peter Hansborough Bell
May 11, 1810 – March 8, 1898
December 21, 1849

November 23, 1853
Democratic 1849 Lieutenant colonel of the Second Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers
(1845–1849)
 
1851
[15]
  James W. Henderson
[16]
 
4     James W. Henderson
August 15, 1817 – August 30, 1880
November 23, 1853

December 21, 1853
Democratic 3rd lieutenant governor of Texas
(1851–1853)
Office vacant  
5     Elisha M. Pease
January 3, 1812 – August 26, 1883
December 21, 1853

December 21, 1857
Unionist 1853 Texas state senator
(1849–1851)
  David Catchings Dickson  
1855   Hardin Richard Runnels  
6     Hardin R. Runnels
August 30, 1820 – December 25, 1873
December 21, 1857

December 21, 1859
Democratic 1857 5th lieutenant governor of Texas
(1855–1857)
  Francis Lubbock  
7     Sam Houston
March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863
December 21, 1859

March 16, 1861
Independent 1859
[17]
U.S. senator from Texas
(1846–1859)
  Edward Clark
[16]
 
8     Edward Clark
April 1, 1815 – May 4, 1880
March 16, 1861

November 7, 1861
Democratic 7th Llieutenant governor of Texas
(1859–1861)
Office vacant  
9     Francis Lubbock
October 16, 1815 – June 22, 1905
November 7, 1861

November 5, 1863
Democratic 1861 6th lieutenant governor of Texas
(1857–1859)
  John McClannahan Crockett  
10     Pendleton Murrah
1824 or 1826 – August 4, 1865
November 5, 1863

June 17, 1865
Democratic 1863
[18]
Texas state representative
(1857)
  Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale
[19]
 
    Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale
1823 or 1825 – February 4, 1890
June 11, 1865

June 16, 1865
Military 9th lieutenant governor of Texas
(1863–1865)
Office vacant  
11     Andrew Jackson Hamilton
January 28, 1815 – April 11, 1875
June 16, 1865

August 9, 1866
[20]
Democratic-Military Texas state senator-elect
(1861)
 
12     James W. Throckmorton
February 1, 1825 – April 21, 1894
August 9, 1866

August 8, 1867
Democratic 1866
[21]
Captain of the 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment Confederate Army
(1861–1863)
  George Washington Jones  
13     Elisha M. Pease
January 3, 1812 – August 26, 1883
August 8, 1867

September 30, 1869
[21][22]
Republican 5th governor of Texas
(1853–1857)
Office vacant  
14     Edmund J. Davis
October 2, 1827 – February 7, 1883
January 8, 1870

January 15, 1874
Republican 1869
[23]
Brigadier General of the First Texas Cavalry Regiment Union Army
(1862–1865)
 
15     Richard Coke
March 18, 1829 – May 14, 1897
January 15, 1874

December 1, 1876
Democratic 1873 Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
(1866–1867)
  Richard B. Hubbard
[16]
 
1876
[24]
 
16     Richard B. Hubbard
November 1, 1832 – July 12, 1901
December 1, 1876

January 21, 1879
Democratic 16th llieutenant governor of Texas
(1874–1876)
Office vacant  
17     Oran Milo Roberts
July 9, 1815 – May 19, 1898
January 21, 1879

January 16, 1883
Democratic 1878 7th chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court
(1874–1879)
  Joseph D. Sayers  
1880   Leonidas Jefferson Storey  
18     John Ireland
January 1, 1827 – March 15, 1896
January 16, 1883

January 18, 1887
Democratic 1882 Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
(1875–1876)
  Francis Marion Martin  
1884   Barnett Gibbs  
19     Lawrence Sullivan “Sul” Ross
September 27, 1838 – January 3, 1898
January 18, 1887

January 20, 1891
Democratic 1886 Texas state senator
(1881–1883)
  Thomas Benton Wheeler  
1888  
20     Jim Hogg
March 24, 1851 – March 3, 1906
January 20, 1891

January 15, 1895
Democratic 1890 21st attorney general of Texas
(1887–1891)
  George Cassety Pendleton  
1892   Martin McNulty Crane  
21     Charles A. Culberson
June 10, 1855 – March 19, 1925
January 15, 1895

January 17, 1899
Democratic 1894 22nd attorney general of Texas
(1891–1895)
  George Taylor Jester  
1896  
22     Joseph D. Sayers
September 23, 1841 – May 15, 1929
January 17, 1899

January 20, 1903
Democratic 1898 U.S. representative for Texas’ 9th district
(1893–1899)
  James Browning  
1900  
23     S. W. T. Lanham
July 4, 1846 – July 29, 1908
January 20, 1903

January 15, 1907
Democratic 1902 U.S. representative for Texas’ 8th district
(1897–1903)
  George D. Neal  
1904  
24     Thomas Mitchell Campbell
April 22, 1856 – April 1, 1923
January 15, 1907

January 17, 1911
Democratic 1906 General Manager of the Railroad
(1892–1897)
  Asbury Bascom Davidson  
1908  
25     Oscar Branch Colquitt
December 16, 1861 – March 8, 1940
January 17, 1911

January 19, 1915
Democratic 1910 Texas railroad commissioner
(1903–1911)
 
1912   William Harding Mayes  
26     James E. “Pa” Ferguson
August 31, 1871 – September 21, 1944
January 19, 1915

August 25, 1917
Democratic 1914 Local banker
(since 1906)
  William P. Hobby
[25]
 
1916
[26]
 
27     William P. Hobby
March 26, 1878 – June 7, 1964
August 25, 1917

January 18, 1921
Democratic 24th lieutenant governor of Texas
(1915–1917)
Office vacant  
1918   Willard Arnold Johnson  
28     Pat Morris Neff
November 26, 1871 – January 20, 1952
January 18, 1921

January 20, 1925
Democratic 1920 Texas state representative
(1899–1903)
  Lynch Davidson  
1922   Thomas Whitfield Davidson  
29     Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson
June 13, 1875 – June 25, 1961
January 20, 1925

January 18, 1927
Democratic 1924 First Lady of Texas
(1915–1917)
  Barry Miller  
30     Dan Moody
June 1, 1893 – May 22, 1966
January 18, 1927

January 20, 1931
Democratic 1926 32nd attorney general of Texas
(1931–1935)
 
1928  
31     Ross S. Sterling
February 11, 1875 – March 25, 1949
January 20, 1931

January 17, 1933
Democratic 1930 Chairman of the Texas Highway Commission
(1930)
  Edgar E. Witt  
32     Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson
June 13, 1875 – June 25, 1961
January 17, 1933

January 15, 1935
Democratic 1932 29th governor of Texas
(1925–1927)
 
33     James V. Allred
March 29, 1899 – September 24, 1959
January 15, 1935

January 17, 1939
Democratic 1934 35th attorney general of Texas
(1931–1935)
  Walter Frank Woodul  
1936  
34     Wilbert Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel
March 11, 1890 – May 11, 1969
January 17, 1939

August 4, 1941
Democratic 1938 President of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
(1933–1934)
  Coke R. Stevenson
[25]
 
1940
[27]
 
35     Coke R. Stevenson
March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975
August 4, 1941

January 21, 1947
Democratic 31st lieutenant governor of Texas
(1939–1941)
Office vacant  
1942   John Lee Smith  
1944  
36     Beauford H. Jester
January 12, 1893 – July 11, 1949
January 21, 1947

July 11, 1949
Democratic 1946 Member of the Texas Railroad Commission
(1943–1947)
  Allan Shivers
[25]
 
1948
[28]
 
37     Allan Shivers
October 5, 1907 – January 14, 1985
July 11, 1949

January 15, 1957
Democratic 33rd lieutenant governor of Texas
(1947–1949)
Office vacant  
1950   Ben Ramsey  
1952  
1954  
38     Price Daniel
October 10, 1910 – August 25, 1988
January 15, 1957

January 15, 1963
Democratic 1956 U.S. senator from Texas
(1953–1957)
 
1958  
1960  
Office vacant  
39     John Connally
February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993
January 15, 1963

January 21, 1969
Democratic 1962 56th United States secretary of the Navy
(1961)
  Preston Smith  
1964  
1966  
40     Preston Smith
March 8, 1912 – October 18, 2003
January 21, 1969

January 16, 1973
Democratic 1968 35th lieutenant governor of Texas
(1963–1969)
  Ben Barnes  
1970  
41     Dolph Briscoe
April 23, 1923 – June 27, 2010
January 16, 1973

January 16, 1979
Democratic 1972 Texas state representative
(1949–1957)
  William P. Hobby Jr.  
1974  
42     Bill Clements
April 13, 1917 – May 29, 2011
January 16, 1979

January 18, 1983
Republican 1978 15th United States deputy secretary of defense
(1973–1977)
 
43     Mark White
March 17, 1940 – August 5, 2017
January 18, 1983

January 20, 1987
Democratic 1982 46th attorney general of Texas
(1979–1983)
 
44     Bill Clements
April 13, 1917 – May 29, 2011
January 20, 1987

January 15, 1991
Republican 1986 42nd governor of Texas
(1979–1983)
 
45     Ann Richards
September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006
January 15, 1991

January 17, 1995
Democratic 1990 Treasurer of Texas
(1983–1991)
  Bob Bullock  
46     George W. Bush
July 6, 1946
January 17, 1995

December 21, 2000
Republican 1994 Managing general partner of the Texas Rangers
(1989–1994)
 
1998
[29]
  Rick Perry  
47     Rick Perry
March 4, 1950
December 21, 2000

January 20, 2015
Republican 39th lieutenant governor of Texas
(1999–2000)
  Bill Ratliff  
2002   David Dewhurst  
2006  
2010  
48     Greg Abbott
November 13, 1957
January 20, 2015

Incumbent[30]
Republican 2014 50th attorney general of Texas
(2002–2015)
  Dan Patrick  
   

MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE FROM TEXAS.

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Texas. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Texas.

List of representatives

Member Party Years District District home Electoral history
Joseph Abbott Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1897 6th Hillsboro [data unknown/missing]
Bruce Alger Republican January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 5th Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Colin Allred Democratic January 3, 2019 – present 32nd Dallas Incumbent
Michael A. Andrews Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 25th Houston [data unknown/missing]
Edwin Le Roy Antony Democratic June 14, 1892 – March 4, 1893 9th Cameron [data unknown/missing]
William Reynolds Archer Jr. Republican January 3, 1971 – January 3, 2001 7th Houston [data unknown/missing]
Dick Armey Republican January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003 26th Irving [data unknown/missing]
Jodey Arrington Republican January 3, 2017 – present 19th Lubbock Incumbent
Brian Babin Republican January 3, 2015 – present 36th Woodville Incumbent
Joseph Weldon Bailey Democratic March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1901 5th Gainesville [data unknown/missing]
Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. Democratic March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 At large Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Thomas Henry Ball Democratic March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903 1st Huntsville [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1903 – November 16, 1903 8th Resigned
Steve Bartlett Republican January 3, 1983 – March 11, 1991 3rd Dallas Resigned to become Mayor of Dallas
Joe Barton Republican January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2019 6th Ennis  
James Andrew Beall Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1915 5th Waxahachie [data unknown/missing]
Lindley Beckworth Democratic January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1953 3rd Gladewater [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967
Carlos Bee Democratic March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 14th San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Charles K. Bell Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 8th Fort Worth [data unknown/missing]
Chris Bell Democratic January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 25th Houston [data unknown/missing]
John J. Bell Democratic January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 14th Cuero [data unknown/missing]
Peter Hansborough Bell Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857 2nd Austin [data unknown/missing]
Ken Bentsen Jr. Democratic January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 25th Houston [data unknown/missing]
Lloyd Bentsen Democratic December 4, 1948 – January 3, 1955 15th McAllen [data unknown/missing]
Eugene Black Democratic March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1929 1st Clarksville [data unknown/missing]
Thomas L. Blanton Democratic March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 16th Abilene [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1929 17th
May 20, 1930 – January 3, 1937
Henry Bonilla Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007 23rd San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Beau Boulter Republican January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 13th Amarillo [data unknown/missing]
John C. Box Democratic March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1931 2nd Jacksonville [data unknown/missing]
Kevin Brady Republican January 3, 1997 – present 8th The Woodlands Incumbent
Clay Stone Briggs Democratic March 4, 1919 – April 29, 1933 7th Galveston Died
Moses L. Broocks Democratic March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 2nd San Augustine [data unknown/missing]
Jack Brooks Democratic January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1967 2nd Beaumont [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1995 9th
Guy M. Bryan Democratic March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859 2nd Brazoria [data unknown/missing]
John Wiley Bryant Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 5th Dallas [data unknown/missing]
James P. Buchanan Democratic April 15, 1913 – February 22, 1937 10th Brenham Died
George Farmer Burgess Democratic March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 10th Gonzales [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1917 9th
Michael Burgess Republican January 3, 2003 – present 26th Flower Mound Incumbent
Robert E. Burke Democratic March 4, 1897 – June 5, 1901 6th Dallas Died
Albert S. Burleson Democratic March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903 9th Austin [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1903 – March 6, 1913 10th Resigned to become Postmaster General of the US Postal Service
Omar Burleson Democratic January 3, 1947 – December 31, 1978 17th Anson Resigned
George H. W. Bush Republican January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 7th Houston Ran for U.S. Senate
Albert Bustamante Democratic January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 23rd San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Earle Cabell Democratic January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 5th Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Oscar Callaway Democratic March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917 12th Comanche [data unknown/missing]
Quico Canseco Republican January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 23rd San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
John Carter Republican January 3, 2003 – present 31st Round Rock Incumbent
Robert R. Casey Democratic January 3, 1959 – January 22, 1976 22nd Houston Resigned to become commissioner to the United States Maritime Commission
Joaquin Castro Democratic January 3, 2013 – present 20th San Antonio Incumbent
Jim Chapman Democratic August 3, 1985 – January 3, 1997 1st Sulphur Springs [data unknown/missing]
William Thomas Clark Republican March 31, 1870 – May 13, 1872 3rd Galveston Lost contested election
Michael Cloud Republican June 30, 2018 – present 27th Victoria Incumbent
Jeremiah V. Cockrell Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 13th Anson [data unknown/missing]
Ronald D. Coleman Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 16th El Paso [data unknown/missing]
James M. Collins Republican August 24, 1968 – January 3, 1983 3rd Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Larry Combest Republican January 3, 1985 – May 31, 2003 19th Lubbock Resigned
Jesse M. Combs Democratic January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 2nd Beaumont [data unknown/missing]
Mike Conaway Republican January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2021 11th Midland Retired
Tom Connally Democratic March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1929 11th Marlin [data unknown/missing]
John C. Conner Democratic March 31, 1870 – March 4, 1873 2nd Sherman [data unknown/missing]
Samuel B. Cooper Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1905 2nd Beaumont [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909
William H. Crain Democratic March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1893 7th Cuero [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1893 – February 10, 1896 11th Died
John W. Cranford Democratic March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 4th Sulphur Springs Died
Dan Crenshaw Republican January 3, 2019 – present 2nd Houston Incumbent
Oliver H. Cross Democratic March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937 11th Waco [data unknown/missing]
Miles Crowley Democratic March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 10th Galveston [data unknown/missing]
Henry Cuellar Democratic January 3, 2005 – present 28th Laredo Incumbent
David B. Culberson Democratic March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883 2nd Jefferson [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1897 4th
John Culberson Republican January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2019 7th Houston  
James H. Davis Democratic March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 At large Sulphur Springs [data unknown/missing]
Reese C. De Graffenreid Democratic March 4, 1897 – August 29, 1902 3rd Longview Died
Kika de la Garza Democratic January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1997 15th Mission [data unknown/missing]
Edward Degener Republican March 31, 1870 – March 4, 1871 4th San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Tom DeLay Republican January 3, 1985 – June 9, 2006 22nd Sugar Land Resigned
Martin Dies Sr. Democratic March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1919 2nd Beaumont [data unknown/missing]
Martin Dies Jr. Democratic March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1945 2nd Orange [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 At large Lufkin
Lloyd Doggett Democratic January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005 10th Austin [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 25th [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 2013 – present 35th Incumbent
John Dowdy Democratic September 23, 1952 – January 3, 1967 7th Athens [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 2nd
Joe H. Eagle Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 8th Houston [data unknown/missing]
January 28, 1933 – January 3, 1937
Robert C. Eckhardt Democratic January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1981 8th Houston Nephew of Harry M. Wurzbach
Chet Edwards Democratic January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2005 11th Waco [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 17th
Jake Ellzey Republican July 27, 2021 – present 6th   Incumbent
Veronica Escobar Democratic January 3, 2019 – present 16th El Paso Incumbent
Lemuel D. Evans Know-nothing March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 1st Marshall [data unknown/missing]
Pat Fallon Republican January 3, 2021 – present 4th Prosper Incumbent
Blake Farenthold Republican January 3, 2011 – April 6, 2018 27th Corpus Christi Resigned
Scott Field Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907 6th Calvert [data unknown/missing]
Jack Fields Republican January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997 8th Humble [data unknown/missing]
O. C. Fisher Democratic January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1974 21st San Angelo Resigned after open heart surgery
Bill Flores Republican January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021 17th Bryan Retired
Mayra Flores Republican June 14, 2022 – present 34th Hidalgo County Elected to finish Filemon Vela Jr.’s term.
Incumbent.
Ed Foreman Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 16th Odessa Lost to Richard Crawford White
Martin Frost Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2005 24th Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Pete Gallego Democratic January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 23rd Alpine [data unknown/missing]
Robert Gammage Democratic January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 22nd Houston [data unknown/missing]
Sylvia Garcia Democratic January 3, 2019 – present 29th Houston Incumbent
John Nance Garner Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1933 15th Uvalde [data unknown/missing]
Clyde L. Garrett Democratic January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 17th Eastland [data unknown/missing]
Daniel E. Garrett Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 At large Houston [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921 – December 13, 1932 8th Died
Brady P. Gentry Democratic January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 3rd Tyler [data unknown/missing]
Pete Geren Democratic September 12, 1989 – January 3, 1997 12th Fort Worth [data unknown/missing]
Dewitt Clinton Giddings Democratic May 13, 1872 – March 4, 1875 3rd Brenham [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879 5th
Oscar W. Gillespie Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1911 12th Fort Worth [data unknown/missing]
Louie Gohmert Republican January 3, 2005 – present 1st Tyler Incumbent
Tony Gonzales Republican January 3, 2021 – present 23rd San Antonio Incumbent
Charlie Gonzalez Democratic January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013 20th San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Henry B. Gonzalez Democratic November 4, 1961 – January 3, 1999 20th San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Vicente Gonzalez Democratic January 3, 2017 – present 15th McAllen Incumbent
Lance Gooden Republican January 3, 2019 – present 5th Terrell Incumbent
Ed Gossett Democratic January 3, 1939 – July 31, 1951 13th Wichita Falls Resigned
Phil Gramm Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 5, 1983 6th College Station Resigned to run for re-election in a different party
Republican February 12, 1983 – January 3, 1985 [data unknown/missing]
Kay Granger Republican January 3, 1997 – present 12th Fort Worth Incumbent
Al Green Democratic January 3, 2005 – present 9th Houston Incumbent
Gene Green Democratic January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2019 29th Houston  
Alexander W. Gregg Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1919 7th Palestine [data unknown/missing]
Walter Gresham Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 10th Galveston [data unknown/missing]
Ben H. Guill Republican May 6, 1950 – January 3, 1951 18th Pampa [data unknown/missing]
Ralph Hall Democratic January 3, 1981 – January 5, 2004 4th Rockwall [data unknown/missing]
Republican January 5, 2004 – January 3, 2015
Sam B. Hall Jr. Democratic June 19, 1976 – May 27, 1985 1st Marshall Resigned to become US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Andrew Jackson Hamilton Independent Democratic March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 2nd Austin [data unknown/missing]
Kent Hance Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985 19th Lubbock [data unknown/missing]
John Hancock Democratic March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875 4th Austin [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 5th
March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 10th
Rufus Hardy Democratic March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1923 6th Corsicana [data unknown/missing]
Silas Hare Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891 5th Sherman [data unknown/missing]
Robert B. Hawley Republican March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1901 10th Galveston [data unknown/missing]
Robert Lee Henry Democratic March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903 7th Waco [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1917 11th
Jeb Hensarling Republican January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2019 5th Dallas  
William S. Herndon Democratic March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875 1st Tyler [data unknown/missing]
Jack English Hightower Democratic January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 13th Vernon [data unknown/missing]
Rubén Hinojosa Democratic January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2017 15th Mercedes [data unknown/missing]
Volney Howard Democratic March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1853 2nd San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Claude Benton Hudspeth Democratic March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1931 16th El Paso [data unknown/missing]
Will Hurd Republican January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021 23rd Helotes Retired
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 1st Houston [data unknown/missing]
Frank N. Ikard Democratic September 8, 1951 – December 15, 1961 13th Wichita Falls Resigned
Ronny Jackson Republican January 3, 2021 – present 13th Amarillo Incumbent
Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic January 3, 1995 – present 18th Houston Incumbent
Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic January 3, 1993 – present 30th Dallas Incumbent
Luther Alexander Johnson Democratic March 4, 1923 – July 17, 1946 6th Corsicana Resigned to become a justice of the Tax Court of the United States
Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic April 10, 1937 – January 3, 1949 10th Johnson City [data unknown/missing]
Sam Johnson Republican May 8, 1991 – January 3, 2019 3rd Plano  
George Washington Jones Greenback March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883 5th Bastrop [data unknown/missing]
James H. Jones Democratic March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 3rd Henderson [data unknown/missing]
John Marvin Jones Democratic March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 13th Amarillo Redistricting
March 4, 1919 – November 20, 1940 18th Resigned to become judge of the United States Court of Claims
Barbara Jordan Democratic January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 18th Houston Retired
David S. Kaufman Democratic March 30, 1846 – January 31, 1851 1st Lowes Ferry Died
Abraham Kazen Democratic January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1985 23rd Laredo Lost renomination
Paul J. Kilday Democratic January 3, 1939 – September 24, 1961 20th San Antonio Resigned to become judge on what was then U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Constantine B. Kilgore Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1895 3rd Wills Point [data unknown/missing]
Joe M. Kilgore Democratic January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 15th McAllen Retired
Richard M. Kleberg Democratic November 24, 1931 – January 3, 1945 14th Corpus Christi Lost renomination
Rudolph Kleberg Democratic April 7, 1896 – March 4, 1903 11th Cuero Retired
Bob Krueger Democratic January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 21st New Braunfels [data unknown/missing]
Nick Lampson Democratic January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005 9th Beaumont Redistricted to 2nd/Lost re-election
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 22nd Stafford Lost re-election
Fritz G. Lanham Democratic April 19, 1919 – January 3, 1947 12th Fort Worth Retired
S. W. T. Lanham Democratic March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1893 11th Weatherford Ran for governor
March 4, 1897 – January 15, 1903 8th Resigned to become Governor of Texas
Greg Laughlin Democratic January 3, 1989 – June 26, 1995 14th West Columbia Changed parties
Republican June 26, 1995 – January 3, 1997 Lost renomination runoff
Marvin Leath Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 11th Waco Retired
Robert Quincy Lee Democratic March 4, 1929 – April 18, 1930 17th Cisco Died
Mickey Leland Democratic January 3, 1979 – August 7, 1989 18th Houston Died
Robert M. Lively Democratic July 23, 1910 – March 4, 1911 3rd Canton Declined nomination
Tom Loeffler Republican January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 21st Hunt Ran for governor
John B. Long Democratic March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 2nd Rusk Lost renomination
Wingate H. Lucas Democratic January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955 12th Grapevine Lost renomination
John E. Lyle Jr. Democratic January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1955 14th Corpus Christi Retired
George H. Mahon Democratic January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1979 19th Colorado City [data unknown/missing]
Joseph J. Mansfield Democratic March 4, 1917 – July 12, 1947 9th Columbus Died
Kenny Marchant Republican January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2021 24th Carrollton Retired
William Harrison Martin Democratic November 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891 2nd Athens [data unknown/missing]
Jim Mattox Democratic January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 5th Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Maury Maverick Democratic January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 20th San Antonio Lost renomination
A. Jeff McLemore Democratic March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1919 At-Large Houston Redistricting
Michael McCaul Republican January 3, 2005 – present 10th Austin Incumbent
Augustus McCloskey Democratic March 4, 1929 – February 10, 1930 14th San Antonio Election contested
William D. McFarlane Democratic March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 13th Graham Lost renomination
William P. McLean Democratic March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 2nd Mount Pleasant Retired
Dale Milford Democratic January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 24th Grand Prairie Lost renomination
James Francis Miller Democratic March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 8th Gonzales Declined nomination
Roger Q. Mills Democratic March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 At-Large Corsicana Redistricting
March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883 4th Redistricting
March 4, 1883 – March 23, 1892 9th Resigned to become U.S. Senator
John M. Moore Democratic December 4, 1905 – March 4, 1913 8th Richmond [data unknown/missing]
Littleton W. Moore Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1893 8th La Grange [data unknown/missing]
Troy Nehls Republican January 3, 2021 – present 22nd Richmond Incumbent
Randy Neugebauer Republican June 3, 2003 – January 3, 2017 19th Lubbock [data unknown/missing]
George H. Noonan Republican March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 12th San Antonio Lost re-election
Beto O’Rourke Democratic January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 16th El Paso  
Thomas P. Ochiltree Independent March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 7th Galveston Retired
Pete Olson Republican January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2021 22nd Sugar Land Retired
Solomon P. Ortiz Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2011 27th Corpus Christi Lost re-election
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher Democratic January 3, 2019 – present 7th Houston Incumbent
Lucian W. Parrish[1] Democratic March 4, 1919 – March 27, 1922 13th Henrietta Died
Thomas M. Paschal[2] Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 12th Castroville Lost renomination
William Neff Patman Democratic January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985 14th Ganado [data unknown/missing]
Wright Patman Democratic March 4, 1929 – March 7, 1976 1st Texarkana Died
Nat Patton Democratic January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945 7th Crockett [data unknown/missing]
Ron Paul Republican April 3, 1976 – January 3, 1977 22nd Lake Jackson Lost re-election
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985 Ran for U.S. Senate
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 14th Father of U.S. Senator Rand Paul
George C. Pendleton Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 7th Belton [data unknown/missing]
August Pfluger Republican January 3, 2021 – present 11th San Angelo Incumbent
Tom Pickett Democratic January 3, 1945 – June 30, 1952 7th Palestine Resigned to become Vice-President of the National Coal Association
J. J. Pickle Democratic December 21, 1963 – January 3, 1995 10th Austin [data unknown/missing]
Timothy Pilsbury Democratic March 30, 1846 – March 4, 1849 2nd Brazoria [data unknown/missing]
John M. Pinckney Democratic November 17, 1903 – April 24, 1905 8th Hempstead Killed
William R. Poage Democratic January 3, 1937 – December 31, 1978 11th Waco Resigned
Ted Poe Republican January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2019 2nd Humble  
Joe R. Pool Democratic January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 At large Dallas Died
January 3, 1967 – July 14, 1968 3rd
Bob Price Republican January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 18th Pampa [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 13th
Graham B. Purcell Jr. Democratic January 27, 1962 – January 3, 1973 13th Wichita Falls Redistricting
Choice B. Randell Democratic March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 5th Sherman Redistricting
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1913 4th Ran for U.S. Senate
John Ratcliffe Republican January 3, 2015 – May 22, 2020 4th Heath Resigned to become Director of National Intelligence
Sam Rayburn Democratic March 4, 1913 – November 16, 1961 4th Bonham Died
John Henninger Reagan Democratic March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861 1st Palestine Resigned due to the outbreak of the Civil War
March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883 [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 2nd Re-elected in 1886, but resigned after being elected U.S. senator.
Kenneth M. Regan Democratic August 23, 1947 – January 3, 1955 16th Midland Lost renomination
Silvestre Reyes Democratic January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 16th El Paso [data unknown/missing]
Ray Roberts Democratic January 30, 1962 – January 3, 1981 4th McKinney Retired
Ciro Rodriguez Democratic April 17, 1997 – January 3, 2005 28th San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 23rd
Walter Rogers Democratic January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1967 18th Pampa Retired
Chip Roy Republican January 3, 2019 – present 21st Austin Incumbent
Gordon J. Russell Democratic November 4, 1902 – June 14, 1910 3rd Tyler Resigned to become a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Sam M. Russell Democratic January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947 17th Stephenville [data unknown/missing]
J. T. Rutherford Democratic January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 16th Odessa Lost re-election
Morgan G. Sanders Democratic March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1939 3rd Canton [data unknown/missing]
Max Sandlin Democratic January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005 1st Marshall [data unknown/missing]
Bill Sarpalius Democratic January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 13th Amarillo [data unknown/missing]
Joseph D. Sayers Democratic March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1893 10th Bastrop Redistricting
March 4, 1893 – January 16, 1899 9th [data unknown/missing]
Gustav Schleicher Democratic March 4, 1875 – January 10, 1879 6th Cuero Died
Richardson A. Scurry Democratic March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 1st Clarksville [data unknown/missing]
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs Republican November 13, 2006 – January 3, 2007 22nd Houston [data unknown/missing]
Pete Sessions Republican January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 5th Dallas Redistricting
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2019 32nd Lost re-election to Allard
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 17th Waco Incumbent
John Levi Sheppard Democratic March 4, 1899 – October 11, 1902 4th Texarkana Died
Morris Sheppard Democratic November 15, 1902 – March 4, 1903 4th Texarkana Redistricting
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1913 1st [data unknown/missing]
James Luther Slayden Democratic March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903 12th San Antonio Redistricting
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1919 14th Declined nomination
Lamar S. Smith Republican January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2019 21st San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
William Robert Smith Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1917 16th Colorado City [data unknown/missing]
George W. Smyth Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 1st Jasper Declined nomination
Charles L. South Democratic January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 21st Coleman [data unknown/missing]
Alan Steelman Republican January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 5th Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Charles Stenholm Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2005 17th Stamford Redistricting
John Hall Stephens Democratic March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1917 13th Vernon Lost renomination
Charles Stewart Democratic March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1893 1st Houston Retired
Steve Stockman Republican January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 9th Beaumont [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 36th [data unknown/missing]
Sterling P. Strong Democratic March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 At large Dallas Lost renomination
Hatton W. Sumners Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 At large Dallas Redistricting
March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1947 5th [data unknown/missing]
Mac Sweeney Republican January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 14th Wharton Lost re-election
Van Taylor Republican January 3, 2019 – present 3rd Plano Incumbent
Olin E. Teague Democratic August 24, 1946 – December 31, 1978 6th College Station Resigned
Frank Tejeda Democratic January 3, 1993 – January 30, 1997 28th San Antonio Died
George B. Terrell Democratic March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 At-large Alto Retired
Albert Thomas Democratic January 3, 1937 – February 15, 1966 8th Houston Died
Lera Millard Thomas Democratic March 26, 1966 – January 3, 1967 8th Houston Elected to finish Albert Thomas’s term.
Retired
R. Ewing Thomason Democratic March 4, 1931 – July 31, 1947 16th El Paso Resigned to become a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Clark W. Thompson Democratic June 24, 1933 – January 3, 1935 7th Galveston [data unknown/missing]
August 23, 1947 – December 30, 1966 9th Resigned
Homer Thornberry Democratic January 3, 1949 – December 20, 1963 10th Austin Resigned to become a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Mac Thornberry Republican January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2021 13th Clarendon Retired
James W. Throckmorton Democratic March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1879 3rd McKinney [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 5th Retired
Jim Turner Democratic January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005 2nd Crockett Retired
Christopher C. Upson Democratic April 15, 1879 – March 4, 1883 6th San Antonio Lost renomination
Tom Vandergriff Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 26th Arlington Lost re-election
Beth Van Duyne Republican January 3, 2021 – present 24th Irving Incumbent
Horace Worth Vaughan Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 1st Texarkana Lost re-election
Marc Veasey Democratic January 3, 2013 – present 33rd Fort Worth Incumbent
Filemon Vela Jr. Democratic January 3, 2013 – March 31, 2022 34th Brownsville Retired, left office early
Craig Anthony Washington Democratic December 9, 1989 – January 3, 1995 18th Houston Lost renomination
Randy Weber Republican January 3, 2013 – present 14th Pearland Incumbent
Olin Wellborn Democratic March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883 3rd Dallas Redistricting
March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 6th Lost renomination
Milton H. West Democratic April 23, 1933 – October 28, 1948 15th Brownsville Died
Richard Crawford White Democratic January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1983 16th El Paso Retired
George W. Whitmore Republican March 30, 1870 – March 4, 1871 1st Tyler Lost re-election
Guinn Williams Democratic May 22, 1922 – March 4, 1933 13th Decatur Retired
Roger Williams Republican January 3, 2013 – present 25th Weatherford Incumbent
Asa H. Willie Democratic March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 At-large Galveston Retired
Charlie Wilson Democratic January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 2nd Lufkin [data unknown/missing]
James Clifton Wilson Democratic March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 12th Fort Worth Resigned, having been re-elected, to become a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Joseph Franklin Wilson Democratic January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955 5th Dallas Retired
Dudley G. Wooten Democratic July 13, 1901 – March 4, 1903 6th Dallas Lost renomination
Eugene Worley Democratic January 3, 1941 – April 3, 1950 17th Shamrock Resigned to become judge for the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Jim Wright Democratic January 3, 1955 – June 30, 1989 12th Weatherford Resigned
Ron Wright Republican January 3, 2019 – February 7, 2021 6th Arlington Died
Harry M. Wurzbach Republican March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1929 14th Seguin Lost re-election
February 10, 1930 – November 6, 1931 Died having been had been re-elected
Joseph P. Wyatt Jr. Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 14th Bloomington Retired
Charles Henderson Yoakum Democratic March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 3rd Yoakum [data unknown/missing]
James Young Democratic March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1921 3rd Kaufman Retired
John Andrew Young Democratic January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1979 14th Corpus Christi Lost renomination