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James Bowie (1796–1836), frontiersman, died at the Battle of the Alamo
 William Joel Bryan (1815–1903), soldier in Texas Revolution, landowner
 Edward Burleson (1798–1851), lieutenant colonel during Texas Revolution, later Vice-President of the Republic of Texas
 John Coker (1789–1851), hero of San Jacinto
 Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman, died at the Alamo
 James Fannin (c. 1804 – 1836), key figure during the Texas Revolution
 Thomas Green (1814–1864), artillery officer at San Jacinto, brigadier general in the Confederate Army
 Sam Houston (1793–1863), commander of victorious Texian Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, which won independence for Texas
 Henry Karnes (1812–1840), soldier and commander in Texas Revolution
 Robert J. Kleberg (1803–1888), veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto; his descendants owned and managed the King Ranch
 Benjamin Milam (1788–1835), commander in Texas Revolution
Emily West Morgan (c. 1815 – 1891), an indentured servant known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win the Texas Revolution
 Joel Walter Robison (1815-1889), fought in most battles of the revolution and later was a state representative from Fayette County. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna rode double on Robison's horse into Sam Houston's camp on April 21, 1836.
 Juan Seguin (1806–1890), Tejano hero during the Texas Revolution
 John William Smith (1792–1845), fought at Battle of San Jacinto; later was first mayor of San Antonio
 William B. Travis (1809–1836), commander of Texas forces at the Alamo
 Logan Vandeveer (1815–1855), hero of San Jacinto
 William A. A. "Bigfoot" Wallace (1817–1899), Texas Ranger who fought in the Texas Revolution, Mexican–American War, Civil War
John Henry Brown (1820–1895), Confederate officer, served on staffs of two generals
 Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), leader of the 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of the House for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas
 Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian
 John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at the Battle of Palmito Ranch
 John Bell Hood (1831–1879), commander of Hood's Texas Brigade and Confederate General
 Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr. (1838–1915), soldier, grandfather of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson
 Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Confederate General and commander of the Confederate western forces
 John J. Kennedy (1813–1880), Confederate cavalry officer, ended the Regulator-Moderator War
 John B. Magruder (1807–1871), Confederate General at the Battle of Galveston
Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshal, and brigadier general for the Confederate States of America
 Henry Eustace McCulloch (1816–1895), a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general for the Confederate States of America
 Felix Huston Robertson (1839–1928), only Confederate general who was a native-born Texan
 Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1838–1898), Confederate general, Governor of Texas, President of Texas A&M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University
 William Read Scurry (1821–1864), Confederate General at the Battle of Glorieta Pass
 Pleasant Tackitt (1803–1886), Confederate Officer and county official at Fort Belknap, Texas. One of the founders of Parker County, Texas.
 Charles S. West (1829–1885), Confederate officer and judge advocate general for the Trans-Mississippi Department
 Louis T. Wigfall (1816–1874), Confederate General and Senator from Texas, secured the surrender of Fort Sumter
World War I

 Charles Gray Catto (1896–1972), flying ace credited with eight aerial victories
 Daniel R. Edwards (1897–1967), received Medal of Honor
 William S. Graves (1895–1940), commander of US forces in Siberia during the allied intervention in Russia
 David E. Hayden (1897–1974), Navy corpsman, Medal of Honor recipient
 Robert Lee Howze (1864–1926), Major General of 38th Infantry Division, commander of Third Army of Occupation of Germany, Medal of Honor recipient
 Louis Jordan (1890–1918), 1914 All American, first US Army officer from Texas to be killed in action during World War I
 William Thomas Ponder (1893–1947), flying ace credited with 6 aerial victories

World War II
Harlon Block (1924–1945) raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi at Iwo Jima
 Charles P. Cabell (1903–1971), U.S. Air Force general; later Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
 Horace S. Carswell, Jr. (1916–1944), Army Air Corps major, awarded Medal of Honor
 Claire Chennault (1893–1958), commander of the "Flying Tigers"
 Robert G. Cole (1915–1944), soldier, won Medal of Honor for his role in the D-Day Normandy invasion
 Samuel David Dealey (1906–1944), U.S. Navy submarine commander, received Medal of Honor and many other distinctions for valor
 Ira C. Eaker (1896–1987), commander of the Eighth Air Force in World War II
 Calvin Graham (1930–1992), youngest US serviceman of World War II
 Dean E. Hallmark (1914–1942), aviator, Army Air Corps 1st lieutenant, Doolittle Raid
 Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), Colonel Women's Army Corps, first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
 James L. Holloway, Jr. (1898–1984), U.S. Navy four-star admiral; Superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy
Neel E. Kearby (1911–1944), fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
 Raymond L. Knight (1922–1945), aviator, Medal of Honor recipient
 Felix Z. Longoria, Jr. (1920–1945), Hispanic soldier KIA in the Philippines whose burial was refused in his home town causing a statewide debate
 Glenn McDuffie (1927–2014), sailor featured kissing a nurse in Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic photograph V-J Day in Times Square
 Doris Miller (1919–1943), Pearl Harbor hero, first African American to receive the Navy Cross
 Audie Murphy (1924–1971), World War II hero, actor, Medal of Honor Recipient
 Chester Nimitz (1885–1966), commander of Allied naval forces in the Pacific during World War II
 Bruce Palmer, Jr. (1913–2000), U.S. Army officer, Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Vietnam War
 James Earl Rudder (1910–1970), D-Day commander of the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion, which stormed the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc
 William H. Simpson (1888–1980), commander of the U.S. Ninth Army in the European Theater
Wilburn Snyder (1923–2008), survivor of Bataan Death March and Baptist pastor in several Houston churches
 Lucian K. Truscott (1895–1965), U.S. Army General who held successive commands in the European Theater
 Edwin Walker (1909–1993), U.S. Army Major General known for conservative views and attempted assassination target for Lee Harvey Oswald
 Walton Walker (1889–1950), U.S. Army general who served under Patton in the European Theater and later in the Korean War
Korean War

 Charles F. Pendleton (1931–1953), awarded Medal of Honor
 Oliver P. Smith (1893–1977), U.S Marine Corps general noted for his leadership in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir
 Edwin Walker (1909–1993), U.S. Army Major General known for conservative views and attempted assassination target of Lee Harvey Oswald
 Walton Walker (1889–1950), U.S. Army general and first commander of the U.S. Eighth Army during the Korean War

Vietnam War
Vietnam War

 Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez (1935–1998) awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in South Vietnam
 Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez (1946–1968), Sergeant, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient
 David H. McNerney (1931–2010), 1st Sergeant U.S. Army, Medal of Honor, Vietnam 1967
 Oliver North (born 1943), Lieutenant-Colonel, USMC Retired, NRA Board Member and founder of the Freedom Alliance
 Bruce Palmer, Jr. (1913–2000), U.S. Army officer who was the Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Vietnam War
 Alfred M. Wilson (1948–1969), Marine Private First Class awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously

War in Afghanistan

 Marcus Luttrell (born 1975), U.S. Navy SEAL, won Navy Cross for actions in conflicts with Taliban
 William H. McRaven (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral and SEAL, led planning for Operation Neptune Spear
 Patrick M. Walsh (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet
 Billy Waugh (born 1929), U.S. Army Special Forces, Studies and Observations Group

Iraq War
Iraq War

 Chris Kyle (1974–2013), U.S. Navy SEAL who fought in the Second Battle of Fallujah
 Kristian Menchaca (1983–2006), U.S. Army soldier who was captured and executed

Politics and public office

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Greg Abbott (born 1957), governor of Texas, former Attorney General of Texas
 Malouf Abraham, Sr. (1915–1994), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Hemphill County from 1967 to 1971
 Cathie Adams (born 1950), chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, 2009–2010
 Fred Agnich (1913–2004), Texas state representative, member of the "Dirty 30" in 1971; oilman, rancher, conservationist
 Elsa Alcala (born 1964), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from Houston since 2011
 Elizabeth Alexander (born 1979), press secretary for U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden
 Bruce Alger (1918–2015), Republican U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district, based in Dallas County, 1955 to 1965
 Joseph Hugh Allen (1940–2008), another of the "Dirty 30" of the Texas House of Representatives
 Rodney Anderson (born 1968), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Grand Prairie
Betty Andujar (1912–1997), first Republican woman to serve in the Texas State Senate (1973–1983); Pennsylvania native.
 Ernest Angelo (born 1934), oilman, mayor of Midland from 1972 to 1980, and Texas Republican national committeeman, 1976–1996
 Bob Armstrong (1932–2015), member of the Texas House of Representatives for Travis County from 1963 to 1971; Commissioner of the General Land Office from 1971 to 1983
 Trent Ashby (born 1972), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Lufkin
Roy Alvin Baldwin (1885-1940), state representative from Slaton in Lubbock County; co-author of 1923 legislation establishing Texas Tech University
 Ben F. Barnes (born 1938), lieutenant governor (1969–1973) of Texas; youngest House Speaker in Texas history (1965–1969)
 Ray Barnhart (1928–2013), former state representative and director of the Federal Highway Administration under President Reagan
 Pat M. Baskin (1926–2005), state court judge and city council member in Midland
 Roy Bass (1918–1978), mayor of Lubbock from 1974 to 1978
 Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793–1874), district judge, a framer of the Texas Constitution; also co-founded Baylor University
 Tina Benkiser (born 1962), former chairman of the Republican Party of Texas
 Lloyd Bentsen (1921–2006), U.S. representative and United States senator
 David Berchelmann (born 1947), judge of two state district courts and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; lawyer in his native San Antonio
Leo Berman (born 1936), former state representative from Tyler
 Nandita Berry (born 1968), current and outgoing Secretary of State of Texas, 2014–2015
 Paul Bettencourt (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas State Senate from Houston, effective January 2015
 Teel Bivins (1947–2009), state senator from Amarillo and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
 William H. Bledsoe (1869-1936), member of both houses of the legislature from Lubbock, 1915-1929; co-authored the bill establishing Texas Tech University
 Bill Blythe (born ca. 1935), Houston Realtor and Republican state representative from Harris County, 1971 to 1983
 Robert Lee Bobbitt (1888–1972), Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1927–1929), state attorney general (1929–1930)
 Elton Bomer (born 1935), former state representative from Anderson County and former Texas Secretary of State
 Henry Bonilla (born 1954), former U.S. representative from San Antonio
Dennis Bonnen (born 1972), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brazoria County since 1997
 Greg Bonnen (born 1966), neurosurgeon and state representative from Galveston County; brother of Dennis Bonnen
 Charles Robert Borchers (1943–1997), district attorney for Webb County 1973–1980
 Jeffrey S. Boyd (born 1961), associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court since 2012
 Stephen Broden (born 1952), politician, professor, businessman, activist
 Louis H. Bruni (born 1949), businessman and politician
 J. E. "Buster" Brown (born 1940), politician and lobbyist
 Esther Buckley (1948–2013), member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights; educator in Laredo
 Orville Bullington (1882–1956), Texas Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1932
 Cindy Burkett (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County
 DeWayne Burns (born 1972), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Johnson and Bosque counties since 2015
Joel Burns (born 1969), Fort Worth city councilman who spoke out against bullying of LGBT youth
 Albert S. Burleson (1863–1937), U.S. Postmaster General and Congressman
 Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and statesman
 Konni Burton (born 1963), member of the Texas Senate from Tarrant County
 Jeb Bush (born 1953), former governor of Florida, reared in Midland and Houston
 George C. Butte (1877–1940), Texas Republican gubernatorial nominee, 1924
 Angie Chen Button (born 1954), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County
Frank Kell Cahoon (1934–2013), Midland oilman and Republican former state representative
 Erwin Cain (born 1960), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sulphur Springs
 Bill Callegari (born 1941), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, 2001–2015
 Donna Campbell (born 1954), Texas state senator and physician from New Braunfels
 Francisco Canseco (born 1949), former U.S. representative from San Antonio
 Kent Caperton (born 1949), lobbyist, former state senator
 J. Allen Carnes (born 1975), mayor of Uvalde, Texas, since 2012; unsuccessful Republican candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner in the 2014 primary election
 John Carona (born 1955), state senator from Dallas County from 1996 to 2015
 Victor G. Carrillo (born 1965), member of the Texas Railroad Commission, 2003–2011
 Stefani Carter (born 1978), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2011; first African-American female Republican to serve in the state House
Carlos Cascos (born 1952), incoming Secretary of State of Texas in the Abbott administration
 Carter Casteel (born 1942), female, former educator, county judge, and member of the Texas House of Representatives; attorney in New Braunfels
 Phil Cates (1947–2014), state representative from Texas Panhandle, 1971–1979; thereafter lobbyist in Austin
 Henry E. Catto, Jr. (1930–2011), U.S. diplomat, businessman
 Lauro Cavazos (born 1927), U.S. Secretary of Education in the George H. W. Bush administration, first Hispanic U.S. Cabinet officer
 Francis Cherry (1908–1965), governor of Arkansas from 1953 to 1955, born in Fort Worth
 Richard M. Chitwood (1878-1926), state representative from Sweetwater, 1921-1925; first business manager of Texas Tech University
 Wayne Christian (born 1950), Republican former state representative from Center and Nacogdoches; candidate for Texas Railroad Commission in 2014
Henry Cisneros (born 1947), former mayor of San Antonio and former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
 Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
 Ronald H. Clark (born 1953), federal judge; former member of the Texas House of Representatives.
 David Cobb (born 1962), 2004 U.S. Presidential candidate for Green Party
 Cathy Cochran (born 1944), retiring judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
 Susan Combs (born 1945), retiring Texas comptroller and former agriculture commissioner and state representative
 John B. Connally, Jr. (1917–1993), Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Texas, US Treasury Secretary
 Wayne Connally (1923–2000), member of both houses of state legislature, 1965–1973
 Kilmer B. Corbin (1919–1993), state senator from Lubbock (1949–1957), father of Barry Corbin
 John Cornyn (born 1952), United States Senator since 2002
Frank Corte, Jr. (born 1959), member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio from 1993 to 2011
 Tom Craddick (born 1943), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Midland; former Speaker
 Juanita Craft (1902–1985), Dallas city council member, civil rights activist
 Brandon Creighton (born 1970), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Conroe; House Majority Leader (2013), attorney, businessman, and rancher
 Ted Cruz (born 1971), U.S. Senator since 2013
 Henry Cuellar (born 1955), U.S. Representative from Texas' 28th congressional district; native of Laredo
 John Cyrier (born 1973), member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 17 since 2015; owner Sabre Commercial, Inc., in Lockhart
Tony Dale (born 1969), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Williamson County since 2013
 Price Daniel (1910–1988), Democratic US Senator and the 38th Governor of Texas
 Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), Speaker of the House for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas
 David Dewhurst (born 1945), Lieutenant Governor of Texas since 2003
 John E. Davis (born 1960), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston since 1999
 Wendy Davis (born 1963), Texas State Senator from Tarrant County, Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2014
 Robert Eckels (born 1957), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston (1983–1995) and county judge of Harris County (1995–2007)
 Paul Eggers (1919–2013), Republican gubernatorial nominee in both 1968 and 1970
 Gary Elkins (born 1955), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston since 1995
Ed Emmett (born 1949), Harris County administrative county judge since 2007; Republican member of the Texas House from 1979 to 1987
 Pat Fallon (born 1967), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Denton County
 David Farabee (born 1964), former state representative from Wichita Falls
 Ray Farabee (1932–2014), former state senator from Wichita Falls
 Marsha Farney (born 1958), state representative from Williamson County since 2013; member of the Texas State Board of Education 2011–2013; businesswoman and former educator
 James E. "Pa" Ferguson (1871–1944), governor of Texas (1915–1917), impeached, convicted, and removed from office
 Miriam "Ma" Ferguson (1875–1961), first female governor of Texas
 Allen Fletcher (born 1955), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Tomball since 2009
 Charles R. Floyd (1881–1945), Texas State Senator, State Representative, and co-founder of Paris Junior College
Dan Flynn (born 1943), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Van Zandt County
 Marshall Formby (1911–1984), former Texas state senator, attorney, and radio station owner from Plainview
 John Richard Fowler (1927–2007), pharmacist and politician in Memphis, Texas
 James Frank (born 1967), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wichita Falls
 John Frullo (born 1962), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Lubbock
Rick Galindo (born 1981), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 117 in Bexar County, effective 2015
 Pete Gallego (born 1961), U.S. representative from Texas' 23rd congressional district
 H. S. "Buddy" Garcia (born c. 1968), former interim 2012 member of the Texas Railroad Commission
 Julio A. Garcia (1941–2008), district attorney in Laredo
 John Nance Garner (1868–1967), 44th Speaker of the US House and 32nd Vice President of the United States
 Tony Garza (born 1958) former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
 Kenn George (born 1948) former state representative from Dallas County; former assistant U.S. secretary of commerce
 Charlie Geren (born 1949), member of the Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth
 Pete Geren (born 1952), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 12th congressional district; former United States Secretary of the Army
Ron Givens (born 1952), first African-American Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1882; served from Lubbock County from 1985 to 1989; a Realtor in Lubbock
 Craig Goldman (born 1968), member of the Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth
 Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), United States Attorney General
 Henry B. Gonzalez (1916–2000), U.S. representative from San Antonio
 Austan Goolsbee (born 1969), Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama
 Tony Goolsby (born 1933), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County from 1989 to 2009
 Blake Gottesman (born 1980), aide to President George W. Bush
 Phil Gramm (born 1942), former United States Senator
 Rick Green (born 1970), former state representative and motivational speaker
 Tom Greenwell (1956–2013)
 Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), one-time mayor of Kerrville and state legislator
Henry C. Grover (1927–2005), state legislator, 1972 Republican gubernatorial nominee
 Kent Grusendorf (born 1939), former state representative from Arlington
 Joe A. Guerra (1934–2010), politician
 Lena Guerrero (1957–2008), politician
Bob Hall (born 1942), Texas state senator from Van Zandt County
 Rick Hardcastle (born 1956), Republican former member of the Texas House form Wilbarger County
 Doug Harlan (1943–2008), Republican political consultant, author, lawyer, educator, public official from San Antonio
 Patricia Harless (born 1963), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from northwestern Harris County since 2007
 Linda Harper-Brown (born 1948), Republican member of the Texas House from Irving in Dallas County
 O.H. "Ike" Harris (born 1932), state senator from Dallas County (1967–1995), author of Texas' parimutuel betting law
 Will Ford Hartnett (born 1956), Dallas lawyer and Republican member of the Texas House from 1991 to 2013
 Thomas E. Hayden (born 1967), mayor of Flower Mound, Texas
 Grady Hazlewood (1902–1989), state senator, author of farm-to-market road program in Texas
 Joseph P. Heflin (born 1952), former state representative from Crosbyton, defeated November 2, 2010
Talmadge L. Heflin (born 1940), former state representative from Harris County, defeated November 2004; current director of the Center for Fiscal Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation in Austin
 Glenn Hegar (born 1970), state senator and Republican candidate for state comptroller in 2014
 Jeb Hensarling (born 1957), U.S. representative
 Dick Hervey (1920–2014), mayor of College Station from 1971 to 1974
 Harvey Hilderbran (born 1960), state representative from Kerrville; Republican candidate for state comptroller in 2014
 Chuck Hopson (born 1941), former state representative and pharmacist from Jacksonville, Texas
 Jim Hogg (1851–1906), first native Texan to become Governor of Texas
 Dan Huberty (born 1968), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County
 Joan Huffman (born 1956), former Houston criminal court judge; Republican member of Texas State Senate
 Bryan Hughes (born 1969), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wood County
Swanee Hunt (born 1950), U. S. Ambassador
 Robert Dean Hunter (born 1928), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Abilene; served 1986 to 2007
 Todd A. Hunter (born 1953), state representative 1989–1997, 2009–present.
 Thad Hutcheson (1915–1986), Houston lawyer and Republican politician
 Ray Hutchison (born 1932), Dallas lawyer and Republican former politician
 Kay Bailey Hutchison (born 1943), first woman U.S. Senator from Texas, 1993–2013
 Frank N. Ikard (1913–1991), U.S. representative from Texas' 13th congressional district from 1951 to 1961
 Jason Isaac (born 1971), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Hays County since 2011
Alphonso Jackson (born 1945), U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush
 Wallace B. Jefferson (born 1963), former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas; resigned 2013
 Cheryl Johnson, Austin lawyer and judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
 Elizabeth Ames Jones (born 1956), former Texas Railroad Commissioner, member of the Texas House of Representatives
 Jesse H. Jones (1874–1956), U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Franklin D. Roosevelt
 Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), member of United States House of Representatives
 Rudy Juedeman (1908–2004), Odessa businessman and Republican politician
 Kyle Kacal (born 1969), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 12
 David S. Kaufman (1813–1851), the only Jew from Texas to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (1846–1851) before the 1970s
 Michael Keasler (born 1942), Austin lawyer and judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1999
Bill Keffer (born 1958), Dallas lawyer who served in the Texas House (District 107) from 2003 to 2007
 Jim Keffer (born 1953), Eastland businessman and current Republican member of the Texas House (District 60); brother of Bill Keffer
 Isaac Herbert Kempner (1873–1967), mayor of Galveston, founder of Imperial Sugar
 Mark Keough (born 1953), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from The Woodlands in Montgomery County
 Ken King (born 1971), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Canadian in Hemphill County
 Susan King (born 1952), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Abilene
 Ron Kirk (born 1954), United States Trade Representative; former Texas Secretary of State, former mayor of Dallas
 Tim Kleinschmidt (born 1956), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Lee County; attorney in Giddings
 Lois Kolkhorst (born 1964), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Washington County since 2001
Linda Koop (born 1950), incoming 2015 member of the Texas House from Dallas County; former member of the Dallas City Council
 Matt Krause (born 1980), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth
 Cyndi Taylor Krier (born 1950), former state senator and administrative judge of Bexar County
 Bob Krueger (born 1935), former U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman (New Braunfels, Comal County.)
 Mike Krusee (born 1959), former state representative; transportation policy expert
 Dan Kubiak (1938–1998), state representative; businessman; educator
 L. B. Kubiak (born 1945), former state representative; veterinarian
 Edmund Kuempel (1942–2010), state representative
 John Kuempel (born 1970), state representative, elected December 14, 2010
 Brooks Landgraf (born 1981), state representative from Ector, Andrews, and Winkler counties; Odessa lawyer, effective 2015
 Jim Landtroop (born 1968), former state representative, elected 2010 and unseated in 2012; insurance executive from Plainview
Jodie Anne Laubenberg (born 1957), state representative from Collin County
 Oscar M. Laurel (1920–2001), Mexican-American politician
 Barbara Lee (born 1946), U.S. Representative from California
 John N. Leedom (1921–2011), state senator, authored "Rainy Day Fund", involved in water and weather modification issues
 Debra Lehrmann (born 1956), Texas Supreme Court justice, elected 2010
 Tryon D. Lewis (born 1947), state representative since 2009 from Odessa; former state district court judge
 J. M. Lozano (born 1980), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Kingsville, Texas; native of Mexico
 Lanham Lyne (born 1955), former mayor of Wichita Falls, state representative from 2011 to 2013
George H. Mahon (1900–1985), U.S. representatives from Texas' 19th congressional district from its creation in 1935 until 1979
 Mercurio Martinez, Jr. (born 1937), educator and politician from Laredo
 Charles R. Matthews (born c. 1939), former Texas Railroad Commissioner and chancellor-emeritus of the Texas State University System
 Jim Mattox (1943–2008), U.S. representative and attorney general of Texas
 Maury Maverick (1895–1954), Democratic U.S. representative
 Glen Maxey (born 1952), Texas state representative from Austin
 Gary D. McCaleb (born 1941), former mayor of Abilene and president of the Texas Municipal League
 Ruth McClendon (born 1943), African-American Democrat member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio since 1996
 Bob McFarland (born 1941), member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Arlington, 1977–1991
 Don McLeroy (born 1946), former chairman and member of Texas State Board of Education; dentist, young-earth creationist
Nathan Macias (born 1960), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Comal County; retired Lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force
 Tom Mechler (born c. 1957), Texas Republican state chairman since 2015; oil and gas consultant in Amarillo
 Debra Medina (born 1962), 2010 Texas Republican gubernatorial primary candidate, lost nomination to Rick Perry; candidate for state comptroller in 2014 Republican primary
 William C. Meier (born 1940), state senator, holds world filibuster record; lost race for attorney general in 1982
 Walter Mengden (born 1926), state representative and state senator from Harris County, 1971–1983
 Will Metcalf (born 1984), state representative from Montgomery County since 2015
 Fred Meyer (1927–2012), state Republican chairman from 1988 to 1994 and Dallas businessman
 Morgan Meyer (born 1974), state representative from Dallas County since 2015; attorney with Bracewell & Giuliani
Lawrence E. Meyers (born 1947), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1993
 Doug Miller (born 1954), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Comal County; former mayor and city council member of New Braunfels
 Rick Miller (born 1946), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sugar Land; former Republican party chairman in Fort Bend County
 Hilmar Moore (1920–2012), mayor of Richmond, Texas, from 1949 to 2012, the longest tenure of any elected official in U.S. history
 William T. "Bill" Moore (1918–1999), state senator from Bryan, known as the "Bull of the Brazos" and the "father of the modern Texas A&M University"
 Geanie Morrison (born 1950), member of the Texas House of Representative from Victoria County since 1999
 Azie Taylor Morton (1936–2003), Treasurer of the United States
 Steve Munisteri (born 1957), chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, 2010–2015
David Newell (born 1971), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9; Houston attorney
 Joe Nixon (born 1956), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 133 (1995–2007)
 James Robertson Nowlin (born 1937), United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas; one of the first two Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Bexar County in the Texas House of Representatives
 James E. Nugent (born 1922), former Democratic member of the Texas Railroad Commission and the Texas House of Representatives
 W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), governor of Texas and U.S. senator
 Dora Olivo (born 1943), attorney and former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Bend County
 Rob Orr (born 1955), member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2005 from Johnson County
 John Otto (born 1948), member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2005 from Liberty County
 Bill Owens (born 1950), former governor of Colorado
Gary Painter (born 1947), sheriff of Midland County since 1985
 Hugh Q. Parmer (born 1939), former mayor of Fort Worth and member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature
 Dan Patrick (born 1950), Lieutenant governor of Texas, former member of the Texas State Senate and radio broadcaster
 Diane Patrick (born 1946), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlingon
 Kae T. Patrick (born 1934), member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio from 1981 to 1988
 Jerry E. Patterson (born 1946), Texas Land Commissioner; former state senator, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014
 Thomas Pauken (born 1944), Texas Republican chairman from 1994 to 1997, lawyer and political commentator
 George Peddy (1892–1951), Texas politician; write-in candidate for U.S. Senate, 1922
 David Peeples (born 1948), Texas state court judge since 1981, based in San Antonio
 Gilbert Pena (born 1949), incoming 2015 Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Pasadena
Randy Pendleton (1937–2009), state representative from Andrews, 1961–1969
 Charles Perry (born 1962), state Senator from District 28 (elected 2014); former state representative from Lubbock (elected 2010)
 Rick Perry (born 1950), governor of Texas, 2000–2015
 Dade Phelan (born 1975), Republican state representative from Beaumont
 Larry Phillips, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sherman
 Thomas R. Phillips (born 1949), former Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court
 George Pierce (born 1941), Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives (1979–1993) from San Antonio; president of Texas and Southern Railroad, Inc.
 David J. Porter (born 1954), member of the Railroad Commission of Texas, elected November 2, 2010
 Robert "Bob" Price (1927–2004), U.S. representative from Pampa in Texas Panhandle
 Tom Price (born 1945), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1997–2015, and the Dallas-based 282nd Court, 1987–1997
Walter Thomas Price, IV (born 1968), state representative from Amarillo, first elected November 2, 2010
 Graham B. Purcell, Jr. (1919–2011), U.S. representative from Texas' 13th congressional district from 1962 to 1973; Wichita Falls lawyer
Jack Rains, former Texas secretary of state
 John N. Raney (born 1947), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brazos County since 2011
 Bennett Ratliff (born 1961), member of the Texas House of Representative from Dallas County (2013–2015)
 Bill Ratliff (born 1936), former state senator and lieutenant governor from Mount Pleasant
 Richard P. Raymond (born 1960), South Texas state representative
 Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
 William Whitaker Reed (1816–1891), fought in the Texas Revolution; first sheriff of Bell County, elected 1850
 Jim Reese (born 1929), mayor of Odessa from 1968 to 1974; ran for Congress against George Mahon and George W. Bush
 Ron Reynolds (born 1973), African-American Democrat member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 27 in Missouri City
 Ann Richards (1933–2006), second woman governor of Texas (1991–1995); state treasurer (1983–1991)
Cecile Richards, liberal political activist, daughter of Ann Richards
 Bert Richardson (born 1956), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; resides in San Antonio
 Tom Rickhoff (born 1944), state court, appeals, and probate court judge in San Antonio
 Matt Rinaldi (born 1975), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2015
 Allan Ritter (born 1954), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Jefferson and Orange counties since 1999
 Roy R. Rubottom, Jr. (1912–2010), United States diplomat
 Jim Rudd (born 1943), lawyer and lobbyist in Austin; former Texas state representative from Brownfield
Paul Sadler (born 1955), former state representative, Democrat U.S. Senate nominee in 2012, lost to Republican Ted Cruz
 Pete Saenz (born 1951), mayor of Laredo, Texas, since November 12, 2014
 Joe Sage (1920–1977), one of the first two Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Bexar County in the Texas House of Representatives
 Ezequiel D. Salinas (1908–2007), South Texas Hispanic politician
 Scott Sanford (born 1963), member of the Texas House of Representatives from McKinney; Certified Public Accountant and executive pastor of Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church in Allen, Texas
 Mario Santos, Jr. (1940–2014), sheriff of Webb County, Texas, from 1977 to 1988
 Tom Schieffer (born 1947), United States diplomat, brother of CBS anchorman Bob Schieffer
 Mike Schofield (born 1969), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County since 2015; former policy advisor to Governor Rick Perry
 Alan Schoolcraft (born 1952), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio
Leighton Schubert (born c. 1982), member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 13; lawyer in Caldwell, Texas
 Pete Sessions (born 1955), U.S. representative
 Sonal Shah (born 1968), economist and public official with the Obama Administration
 Matt Shaheen (born 1965), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Collin County
 John Sharp (born 1950), former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, chancellor of Texas A&M University
 Gwyn Shea (born 1937), Texas secretary of state (2002–2003), member of the Texas House of Representatives (1983–1993)
 Kenneth Sheets (born 1976), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas
 J. D. Sheffield (born 1960), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Coryell County since 2013; physician in Gatesville
 Ralph Sheffield (born 1955), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bell County, 2008 to 2015
Mark M. Shelton (born 1956), pediatrician and member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 97 (Fort Worth) from 2009 to 2013
 John Ben Shepperd (1915–1990), attorney general of Texas (1953–1957)
 Max R. Sherman (born 1935), state senator (1971–1977), West Texas A&M University president
 John Shields, former state representative from San Antonio
 E L Short (born 1925), former member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Lynn County
 David McAdams Sibley (born 1948), attorney-lobbyist, former Texas state senator (1991–2002) and mayor of Waco (1987–1988)
 Bill Siebert (born 1947), member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio (1993–2001)
 Ron Simmons (born 1960), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Carrollton since 2013
 Ryan Sitton (born 1975), Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commission in November 4, 2014 general election
Preston Smith (1912–2003), governor (1969–1973) and lieutenant governor (1963–1969) of Texas
 Steven Wayne Smith (born 1961), member of the Texas Supreme Court (2002–2005)
 Wayne Smith (born 1943), member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 128 in Harris County since 2003
 John T. Smithee (born 1951), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Amarillo since 1985
 Barry Smitherman (born 1957), departing member of the Texas Railroad Commission; unsuccessful candidate for attorney general in 2014
 Clay Smothers (1935–2004), member of the Texas House of Representatives; operator of St. Paul Industrial Training School orphanage in Malakoff, Texas; radio personality
 W. E. "Pete" Snelson (1923–2014), member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Midland
 Burt Solomons (born 1950), Denton County lawyer and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1995 to 2013
 Margaret Spellings (born 1957), U.S. Secretary of Education (2005–2009)
James C. Spencer (1914–2009), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Henderson County 1939–1941, 1947–1949.
 Stuart Spitzer (born 1967), surgeon in Kaufman, Texas, and incoming Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
 Drew Springer, Jr. (born 1966), state representative from District 68 (North Texas and the eastern South Plains)
 Lonnie Stabler (1945–2013), mayor of Bryan, Texas, 1995–2001
 Barbara Staff (born 1924), co-chairman of the 1976 Ronald Reagan Texas presidential primary campaign
 Sylvia Stanfield (born 1943), diplomat
 Robert Stanton, director of the United States National Park Service
 Todd Staples (born 1963), Texas agriculture commissioner; candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014
 Ken Starr (born 1946), federal judge, Solicitor General, and Independent Counsel during the Clinton Administration
 William Steger (1920–2006), U.S. District Judge
 Phil Stephenson (born 1945), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wharton
Jonathan Stickland (born 1983), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Tarrant County since 2013
 Steve Stockman (born 1956), member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas; candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2014
 George William Strake, Jr. (born 1935), Texas secretary of state (1979–1981), Houston businessman and philanthropist
 Robert Schwarz Strauss (1918–2014), politician (chairman of Democratic National Committee) and diplomat
 Dwayne Stovall (born 1966), Cleveland businessman and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn in primary election scheduled March 4, 2014
 Carole Strayhorn (born 1939), Texas comptroller (1999–2007), former railroad commissioner, former mayor of Austin
 Raymond Strother (born 1940) political consultant, native of Port Arthur
Michael Quinn Sullivan (born 1970), reporter, political activist, president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
 Robert Talton (born 1945), former police office, attorney, and member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County from 1993 to 2009; candidate for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court in the 2014 Republican primary
 Jack Taylor (1907-1995), Arizona Republican politician born in Sonora and former resident of Brownwood
 Buddy Temple (born 1942), businessman, state representative from Angelina County, and railroad commissioner
 Ed Thompson (born 1950), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brazoria County since 2013
 Ernest O. Thompson (1892–1966), Texas Railroad Commissioner, mayor of Amarillo, expert on petroleum production and conservation
 Tano Tijerina (born 1974), former professional baseball player for Milwaukee Brewers and incoming County Judge of Webb County in 2015
 Tony Tinderholt (born 1970), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlington
Raul Torres (born 1956), former state representative from Nueces County
 Steve Toth (born 1960), member of the Texas House of Representatives, 2013–2015, from The Woodlands
 John G. Tower (1925–1991), first Republican United States Senator from Texas since Reconstruction
 Vidal M. Trevino (1929–2006), state representative and school superintendent from Laredo
 Morris W. Turner (1931–2008), mayor of Lubbock (1972–1974)
 Lupe Valdez (born 1947), only female elected sheriff in Texas
 Corbin Van Arsdale (born 1969), former state representative from Harris County, 2003–2008; lawyer and lobbyist in Austin
 Gary VanDeaver (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bowie County, effective 2015
 Jason Villalba (born 1971), state representative from Dallas County since 2013; Dallas attorney with Haynes and Boone
 Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (born 1940), Treasurer of the United States
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* Dale Wainwright (born 1961), former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court
 Richard A. Waterfield (1939–2007), state representative who advocated for feeding programs for the disabled and elderly
 Craig Watkins, first African-American district attorney in Texas, Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year 2008
 Gary Watkins (1946–2004), state representative, county judge, and state district court judge in Ector County
 Susan Weddington (born 1951), state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 1997 to 2003
 Reed N. Weisiger (1838–1908), Texas State Senator (1891–1893), Confederate cavalry officer, pioneer in Victoria County
 George E. "Buddy" West (1936–2008), state representative from Odessa
 Jack Wheeler (1944–2010), presidential aide to the Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush administrations
 Molly S. White (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bell County
Michael L. Williams (born 1953), director of the Texas Education Agency, former Texas Railroad Commissioner, former assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
 John Roger Williams (born 1949), Republican U.S. representative from Texas, former Texas secretary of state, and former professional baseball player
 Barry Williamson (born 1957), Republican former member of the Texas Railroad Commission
 Ric Williamson (1952–2007), state representative; chairman of Texas Transportation Commission
 Phil Wilson (born 1967), Texas secretary of state (2007–2008)
 Will Wilson (1912–2005), Texas attorney general (1957–1963), Texas Supreme Court justice (1951–1956)
 Arlene Wohlgemuth (born 1947), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Johnson County from 1995 to 2005; executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation; ran unsuccessfully against Chet Edwards for Congress in 2004
Paul Womack (born 1947), member of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1997–2015, resides in Georgetown in Williamson County
 Jared Woodfill (born 1968), Houston attorney and chairman of the Harris County Republican Party, 2002 to 2014
 Paul D. Workman (born 1951), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin since 2011
 John Lee Wortham (1862–1924), Texas Railroad Commissioner and Secretary of State, businessman
 Clymer Wright (1932–2011), political activist; father of municipal term limits in Houston
 Jim Wright (1922–2015), former United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
 Vicente T. Ximenes (1919–2014) Mexican-American civil rights pioneer, U.S. politician
 Kevin Patrick Yeary (born 1966), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 2015
 Judith Zaffirini (born 1946), state senator from Laredo
 Bill Zedler (born 1943), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlington
U.S. Presidents

 George H. W. Bush (born 1924) 41st President of the United States (born in Milton, Massachusetts, but lived much of his life in Texas)
 George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd President of the United States (born in New Haven, CT, but raised in Texas)
 Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th President of the United States (born in Denison, but raised in Kansas)
 Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973), 36th President of the United States (1963–69); Vice President (1961–63)

Notable women of Texas

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Cornelia Adair (1837–1921) the matriarch of JA Ranch in the Texas Panhandle
 Jessie Daniel Ames (1883–1972), suffragette, civil rights activist
 Mary Eleanor Brackenridge (1837–1924), social activist, university regent
 Minnie Lou Bradley (born 1931), matriarch of the Bradley 3 Ranch in Childress County
 Mary Couts Burnett (1856–1924), philanthropist
 Laura Bush (born 1946), First Lady of the United States
 Ruthe B. Cowl (1912–2008), philanthropist from Laredo
 Minnie Fisher Cunningham (1882–1964), women's suffragist
 May Dickson Exall (1859–1936), civic leader, founder of Dallas Public Library
 Gloria Feldt (born 1942), feminist leader, author, political commentator
 Margaret Formby (1929–2003), founder of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth
 Norma Rhodes Gabler (1923–2007), public school textbook monitor and cofounder of Educational Research Analysts in Longview
 Mariette Rheiner Garner (1869–1948), Second Lady of the United States
Melinda Gates (born 1964), a philanthropist, wife of software magnate Bill Gates
 Edna Gladney (1886–1961), the founder of "The Edna Gladney Home" for orphaned children
 Nellie Gray (1924–2012), pro-life activist
 Ima Hogg (1882–1975), a philanthropist
 Betty Holekamp (1826–1902), a German Texan pioneer, called the Betsy Ross of Texas
 Helen LaKelly Hunt (born 1949), a philanthropist for women's causes
 Lady Bird Johnson (1912–2007), a former First Lady of the United States (married to President Lyndon B. Johnson)
 Wendy Kopp (born 1967), a founder and president of Teach For America
 Maura McNiel (born 1921), an activist for women's rights
 Lucy Pickett (1832–1899), socialite, Southern belle; known as the "Queen of the Confederacy," her portrait appeared on some Confederate currency
 Ruth Carter Stevenson (1923–2013), arts patron, museum founder
 Virginia Whitehill (born 1928), an activist for women's rights
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