List of governors of Texas - wikipedia List of governors of Texas Governor of Texas Seal of the Governor Incumbent Greg Abbott since January 20, 2015 Style The Honorable Residence Texas Governor 's Mansion Term length Four years, no term limits Inaugural holder James Pinckney Henderson 1846 Formation Texas Constitution Salary $150,000 ( 2013 ) Website Office of the Governor The Governor of Texas is the chief executive 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. He 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, of whom two have been women, to serve in the office since Texas ' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the Governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness. In some respects, it is the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, who presides over the Texas Senate, who possesses greater influence to exercise their prerogatives. The governor is inaugurated on the third Tuesday of January every four years along with the Lieutenant Governor, and serves a term of four years. Prior to the present laws, in 1845, the state 's first constitution established the office of governor, serving a term of two years, but no more than four years of every six. The 1861 constitution, following secession from the Union, established the first Monday of November following election as the term 's start. Following the end of the American Civil War, the 1866 constitution increased term length to four years, limiting overall service to no more than eight years of every twelve, moving the term 's start to the first Thursday following organization of the legislature, or `` as soon thereafter as practicable. '' The constitution of 1869, enacted during Reconstruction, removed term limitations, to this day making Texas one of fourteen states with no limit on gubernatorial terms. The present constitution of 1876 returned terms to two years, but a 1972 amendment again returned them to four. Since its establishment, only one man has served in excess of eight years as governor : Rick Perry. Perry, the longest - serving governor in state history, assumed the governorship in 2000 upon the exit of George W. Bush, who resigned to take office as the 43rd President of the United States. Perry was re-elected in 2002, 2006, and 2010 serving for 14 years before choosing to retire in 2014. Allan Shivers assumed the governorship upon the death of Beauford Jester in July 1949 and was re-elected in 1950, 1952 and 1954, serving for 7 1 / 2 years, making him the second longest serving Texas governor. Price Daniel was elected to the governorship in 1956 and re-elected in 1958 and 1960 before losing his re-election for an unprecedented fourth term in the 1962 Democratic primary, missing the runoff. John Connally was elected in 1962 and re-elected in 1964 and 1966 before choosing to retire in 1968. In the case of a vacancy in the office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. Prior to a 1999 amendment, the lieutenant governor only acted as governor until the expiration of the term to which he succeeded. Contents 1 Governors of Spanish Texas 2 Governors of Mexican Texas 3 Presidents of the Republic of Texas 4 Governors of Texas 5 Other high offices held 6 Living former governors of Texas 7 Gubernatorial trivia 7.1 Background 7.2 Elections 7.3 Texas governors in popular culture 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References Governors of Spanish Texas See : List of Texas Governors and Presidents Governors of Mexican Texas See : List of Texas Governors and Presidents Presidents of the Republic of Texas See : President of the Republic of Texas # List of presidents and vice presidents Governors of Texas Number of Governors of Texas by party affiliation Party Governors Democratic 39 Republican 7 Unionist Independent Military # Governor Term in office Party Election Prior office Lt. Governor James Pinckney Henderson March 31, 1808 - June 4, 1858 ( Aged 50 ) February 19, 1846 - December 21, 1847 Democratic 1845 Minister to England and France Republic of Texas ( 1837 - 1840 ) Albert Clinton Horton George T. Wood March 12, 1795 - September 3, 1858 ( Aged 63 ) December 21, 1847 -- December 21, 1849 Democratic 1847 Texas State Senator ( 1846 - 1847 ) John Alexander Greer Peter Hansborough Bell May 11, 1810 - March 8, 1898 ( Aged 87 ) December 21, 1849 -- November 23, 1853 Democratic 1849 Lieutenant colonel of the Second Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers ( 1845 - 1949 ) 1851 James W. Henderson James W. Henderson August 15, 1817 - August 30, 1880 ( Aged 63 ) 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 ( Aged 71 ) 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 ( Aged 53 ) December 21, 1857 -- December 21, 1859 Democratic 1857 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1855 - 1857 ) Francis Lubbock 7 Sam Houston March 2, 1793 - July 26, 1863 ( Aged 70 ) December 21, 1859 -- March 16, 1861 Independent 1859 U.S. Senator from Texas ( 1846 - 1859 ) Edward Clark 8 Edward Clark April 1, 1815 - May 4, 1880 ( Aged 65 ) March 18, 1861 -- November 7, 1861 Democratic 7th Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1859 - 1861 ) Office vacant 9 Francis Lubbock October 16, 1815 - June 22, 1905 ( Aged 89 ) 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 ( Aged about 40 ) November 5, 1863 -- June 17, 1865 Democratic 1863 Texas State Representative ( 1857 ) Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale - Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale 1823 or 1825 - February 4, 1890 ( Aged about 67 ) 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 ( Aged 60 ) June 16, 1865 -- August 9, 1866 Democratic - Military Texas State Senator - Elect ( 1861 ) 12 James W. Throckmorton February 1, 1825 - April 21, 1894 ( Aged 69 ) August 9, 1866 -- August 8, 1867 Democratic 1866 Captain of the 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment Confederate Army ( 1861 - 1863 ) George Washington Jones 13 Elisha M. Pease January 3, 1812 - August 26, 1883 ( Aged 71 ) August 8, 1867 -- September 30, 1869 Republican 5th Governor of Texas ( 1853 - 1857 ) Office vacant 14 Edmund J. Davis October 2, 1827 - February 7, 1883 ( Aged 55 ) January 8, 1870 -- January 15, 1874 Republican 1869 Brigadier General of the First Texas Cavalry Regiment Union Army ( 1862 - 1865 ) 15 Richard Coke March 18, 1829 - May 14, 1897 ( Aged 68 ) January 15, 1874 -- December 1, 1876 Democratic 1873 Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court ( 1866 - 1867 ) Richard B. Hubbard 1876 16 Richard B. Hubbard November 1, 1832 - July 12, 1901 ( Aged 68 ) December 1, 1876 -- January 21, 1879 Democratic 16th Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1874 - 1876 ) Office vacant 17 Oran Milo Roberts July 9, 1815 -- May 19, 1898 ( Aged 82 ) 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 ( Aged 69 ) 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 ( Aged 59 ) 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 ( Aged 54 ) 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 ( Aged 69 ) 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 ( Aged 87 ) 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 ( Aged 62 ) 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 ( Aged 66 ) 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 ( Aged 78 ) 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 ( Aged 73 ) January 19, 1915 -- August 25, 1917 Democratic 1914 Local banker ( since 1906 ) William P. Hobby 1916 27 William P. Hobby March 26, 1878 -- June 7, 1964 ( Aged 86 ) 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 ( Aged 80 ) 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 ( Aged 86 ) 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 ( Aged 72 ) 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 ( Aged 74 ) 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 ( Aged 86 ) January 17, 1933 -- January 15, 1935 Democratic 1932 29th Governor of Texas ( 1925 - 1927 ) 33 James Allred March 29, 1899 -- September 24, 1959 ( Aged 60 ) 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 ( Aged 79 ) January 17, 1939 -- August 4, 1941 Democratic 1938 President of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce ( 1933 - 1934 ) Coke R. Stevenson 1940 35 Coke R. Stevenson March 20, 1888 -- June 28, 1975 ( Aged 87 ) 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 ( Aged 56 ) January 21, 1947 -- July 11, 1949 Democratic 1946 Member of the Texas Railroad Commission ( 1943 - 1947 ) Allan Shivers 1948 37 Allan Shivers October 5, 1907 -- January 14, 1985 ( Aged 77 ) 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 ( Aged 77 ) 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 ( Aged 76 ) 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 ( Aged 91 ) 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 ( Aged 87 ) January 16, 1973 -- January 16, 1979 Democratic 1972 Texas State Representative ( 1949 - 1957 ) William P. Hobby Jr. 42 Bill Clements April 13, 1917 -- May 29, 2011 ( Aged 94 ) 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 ( Aged 77 ) January 18, 1983 -- January 20, 1987 Democratic 1982 46th Attorney General of Texas ( 1979 - 1983 ) 44 Bill Clements April 13, 1917 -- May 29, 2011 ( Aged 94 ) January 20, 1987 -- January 15, 1991 Republican 1986 42nd Governor of Texas ( 1979 - 1983 ) 45 Ann Richards September 1, 1933 -- September 13, 2006 ( Aged 73 ) January 15, 1991 -- January 17, 1995 Democratic 1990 Treasurer of Texas ( 1983 - 1991 ) Bob Bullock 46 George W. Bush July 6, 1946 ( Age 71 ) January 17, 1995 -- December 21, 2000 Republican 1994 Managing General Partner of the Texas Rangers ( 1989 - 1994 ) 1998 Rick Perry 47 Rick Perry March 4, 1950 ( Age 67 ) December 21, 2000 -- January 20, 2015 Republican 39th Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1999 - 2000 ) Bill Ratliff 2002 David Dewhurst 2006 48 Greg Abbott November 13, 1957 ( Age 59 ) January 20, 2015 -- Incumbent Republican 2014 50th Attorney General of Texas ( 2002 - 2015 ) Dan Patrick Other high offices held Governor Gubernatorial Term Other high offices held James Pinckney Henderson 1846 -- 1847 U.S. Senator ( 1857 -- 1858 ) Peter Hansborough Bell 1849 -- 1853 U.S. Representative ( 1853 -- 1857 ) Sam Houston 1859 -- 1861 U.S. Representative from Tennessee ( 1823 -- 1827 ), Governor of Tennessee ( 1827 -- 1829 ), President of Texas ( 1836 -- 1838, 1841 -- 1844 ), U.S. Senator ( 1846 -- 1859 ) Andrew Jackson Hamilton 1865 -- 1866 U.S. Representative ( 1859 -- 1861 ) James W. Throckmorton 1866 -- 1867 U.S. Representative ( 1875 -- 1879, 1883 -- 1887 ) Richard Coke 1874 -- 1876 U.S. Senator ( 1877 -- 1895 ) Richard B. Hubbard 1876 -- 1879 Minister to Japan ( 1885 -- 1889 ) Charles Allen Culberson 1895 -- 1899 U.S. Senator ( 1899 -- 1923 ) Joseph D. Sayers 1899 -- 1903 U.S. Representative ( 1885 -- 1893, 1893 -- 1899 ) S.W.T. Lanham 1903 -- 1907 U.S. Representative ( 1883 -- 1893, 1897 -- 1903 ) W. Lee O'Daniel 1939 -- 1941 U.S. Senator ( 1941 -- 1949 ) Price Daniel 1957 -- 1963 U.S. Senator ( 1953 -- 1957 ) John Connally 1963 -- 1969 U.S. Secretary of the Navy ( 1961 ), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury ( 1971 -- 1972 ) Bill Clements 1979 -- 1983 1987 -- 1991 U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense ( 1973 -- 1977 ) George W. Bush 1995 -- 2000 43rd President of the United States ( 2001 -- 2009 ) Rick Perry 2000 -- 2015 United States Secretary of Energy Living former governors of Texas Currently, there are two living former governors of Texas. The most recent death of a former governor was that of Mark White ( 1983 -- 1987 ), who died on August 5, 2017. The most recently serving governor of Texas who has died is Ann Richards ( 1991 - 1995, born 1933 ), who died on September 13, 2006. Pictured in order of service : George W. Bush ( 1995 -- 2000 ) ( 1946 - 07 - 06 ) July 6, 1946 ( age 71 ) Rick Perry ( 2000 -- 2015 ) ( 1950 - 03 - 04 ) March 4, 1950 ( age 67 ) Gubernatorial trivia Along with the Seal of Office, the governor of Texas also has a flag. It is not in common use. Background Texas has had two female governors : Miriam A. `` Ma '' Ferguson and Ann Richards. Ferguson was one of the first two women elected governor of a U.S. state ( on November 4, 1924 ), along with Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming. Ross was inaugurated on January 5, 1925, while Ferguson was inaugurated on January 20, so Ross is considered the first female state governor. Ferguson was the wife of former governor Jim `` Pa '' Ferguson, while Richards was elected `` in her own right, '' being neither the spouse nor widow of a governor. Texas governors have been born in fourteen states : Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Baylor University is the most common alma mater of Texas governors, with five of them - Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Pat Morris Neff, Price Daniel, Mark White, and Ann Richards - considered alumni ( though Ross attended but never completed a degree ). To date, Coke Stevenson is the most recent governor who never attended college, and Bill Clements is the most recent who attended college but did not graduate. Elections Three governors have served non-consecutive terms : Elisha M. Pease, Miriam A. Ferguson, and Bill Clements. As was the case in most Southern states, Texas did not elect any Republican governor from the end of Reconstruction until the late twentieth century. Bill Clements was the state 's first Republican governor since Edmund J. Davis left office in 1874, 105 years earlier. Dolph Briscoe was the last governor to be elected to a two - year term, in 1972 ; he was also the first to be elected to a four - year term, in 1974, since the post-Reconstruction period when two - year terms had first been established. Rick Perry, who ascended to the governorship on December 21, 2000 upon the resignation of then - Governor George W. Bush, won full four - year terms in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Texas governors in popular culture W. Lee `` Pappy '' O'Daniel served as the inspiration for the fictional, but similarly named, Mississippi Governor Menelaus `` Pappy '' O'Daniel, in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou ? Ann Richards had a cameo appearance on an episode of the animated comedy series King of the Hill, in which she has a brief romance with Bill Dauterive after he takes the fall for mooning her in the elevator of an Austin hotel ( Hank actually mooned her because he thought his friends were going to be mooning the people in the elevator but they set him up ). See also Texas portal List of Texas Governors and Presidents List of Presidents of the Republic of Texas List of Lieutenant Governors of Texas Notes Jump up ^ `` CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries ''. The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014. Jump up ^ Upon recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles ^ Jump up to : Suellentrop, Chip ( 2000 - 01 - 05 ). `` Is George W. Bush a `` Weak '' Governor ? ``. Slate Magazine - Explainer. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 25. ^ Jump up to : Ivins, Molly ; Lou Dubose ( 2000 ). Shrub : The Short But Happy Political Life of George W. Bush. New York : Vintage Books. pp. xii -- xiii. ISBN 0 - 375 - 75714 - 7. Jump up ^ 1845 Const. Art V sec 4 Jump up ^ 1861 Const. art V sec 12 Jump up ^ 1866 Const. art V sec 4 Jump up ^ 1869 Const. Art IV sec 4 Jump up ^ Executive Branch Archived 2011 - 06 - 29 at the Wayback Machine. retrieved 23 - October - 2008 Jump up ^ TX Const. Art IV sec 4 Jump up ^ Texas Politics - The Executive Branch Archived 2009 - 02 - 11 at the Wayback Machine... Texaspolitics.laits.utexas.edu. Retrieved on 2013 - 07 - 15. Jump up ^ TX Const. art IV sec 16 graf d Jump up ^ Under the 1861 constitution, law provided that the lieutenant governor would be `` styled Governor of the State of Texas '' in case of vacancy. Jump up ^ 1861 Const art V sec 12 Jump up ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. ^ Jump up to : As lieutenant governor, filled an unexpired term Jump up ^ Evicted from office due to his refusal to swear an oath to the Confederate States of America. Jump up ^ Fled Austin as it fell to Union forces. Jump up ^ NGA says he was Lt. Gov who served as Gov after Murrah fled Texas. Jump up ^ Provisional military governor. ^ Jump up to : James Throckmorton was removed from office by General Philip Sheridan, and Elisha Pease installed in his place. Jump up ^ Resigned due to disagreements with General Joseph Reynolds. Jump up ^ Elected in a special election held under military direction. Jump up ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the U.S. Senate. ^ Jump up to : As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was subsequently elected in their own right. Jump up ^ Resigned due to the legislature bringing impeachment proceedings against him. Jump up ^ Resigned after winning the Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat ; he won the election. Jump up ^ Died in office. Jump up ^ Resigned to be U.S. President. Jump up ^ Governor Abbott 's first term expires on January 15, 2019 ; he is not term limited. References General Legislative Reference Library of Texas -- Governors of Texas Governor ( of Texas ) from the Handbook of Texas Online The Handbook of Texas Online : Texas History Quiz -- Presidents and Governors of Texas Explanation of the strengths of governors Constitutions 1876 Constitution, as amended ( Current ) 1876 Constitution 1869 Constitution 1866 Constitution 1861 Constitution 1845 Constitution Current statewide political officials of Texas U.S. Senators John Cornyn Ted Cruz State government Greg Abbott, Governor Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor & President of the Senate Rolando Pablos, Secretary of State ( appointed ) Ken Paxton, Attorney General Glenn Hegar, Comptroller ( Treasurer equivalent ) George P. Bush, Land Commissioner Sid Miller, Agriculture Commissioner Christi Craddick, Ryan Sitton, Wayne Christian, Railroad Commissioners Senate Juan Hinojosa, President pro tempore In the Texas Senate, there are no majority or minority leaders. House Joe Straus, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Speaker pro tempore In the Texas House, there are no majority or minority leaders. Supreme Court ( civil ) Nathan Hecht, Chief Justice Don Willett Debra Lehrmann John P. Devine Paul W. Green Jeff Brown Jeffrey S. Boyd Phil Johnson Eva Guzman Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Sharon Keller, Presiding Justice Mary Lou Keel Bert Richardson Kevin Patrick Yeary Scott Walker Michael Keasler Barbara Hervey Elsa Alcala David Newell Chief executives of the United States Federal President of the United States State governors ( current list ) Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Territorial ( current list ) American Samoa District of Columbia Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands Defunct Pre-state territories Panama Canal Zone Cuba Philippine Islands ( until 1935 ) Philippine Commonwealth ( until 1946 ) Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Texas Governors J.P. Henderson Wood Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels Houston Clark Lubbock Murrah Hamilton Throckmorton Pease Davis Coke Hubbard Roberts Ireland Ross Hogg Culberson Sayers Lanham Campbell Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Sterling M. Ferguson Allred O'Daniel Stevenson Jester Shivers Daniel Connally Smith Briscoe Clements White Clements Richards Bush Perry Abbott Lieutenant Governors Horton Greer Henderson Dickson Runnels Lubbock Clark Crockett Stockdale Jones J. W. Flanagan Campbell D. W. Flanagan Fountain Pickett Hubbard Sayers Storey Martin Gibbs Wheeler Pendleton Crane Jester Browning Neal A. B. Davidson Mayes Hobby Sr. Johnson L. Davidson T. W. Davidson Miller Witt Woodul Stevenson J. L. Smith Shivers Ramsey P. Smith Barnes Hobby Jr. Bullock Perry Ratliff Dewhurst Patrick Texas state agencies Executive Dept. of Agriculture Alcoholic Beverage Commission Animal Health Commission Dept. of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Attorney General School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Brazos River Authority State Cemetery Comptroller of Public Accounts School for the Deaf Board of Dental Examiners Commission on Environmental Quality Education Agency Employees Retirement System Ethics Commission Facilities Commission Dept. of Family and Protective Services Film Commission Forest Service Office of the Governor Guadalupe - Blanco River Authority Health and Human Services Commission Dept. of State Health Services Higher Education Coordinating Board Historical Commission Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs Dept. of Information Resources Dept. of Insurance Commission on Jail Standards General Land Office Library and Archives Commission Dept. of Licensing and Regulation Lottery Commission Lower Colorado River Authority Dept. of Motor Vehicles Dept. of Parks and Wildlife Preservation Board Dept. of Public Safety Railroad Commission Real Estate Commission Residential Construction Commission Soil and Water Conservation Board Teacher Retirement System Texas A&M University System Dept. of Transportation Trinity River Authority University of Houston System University of North Texas System University of Texas System Texas State University System Texas Tech University System Workforce Commission Juvenile Justice Department Legislative House of Representatives Senate Judicial Courts of Appeals Court of Criminal Appeals Dept. of Criminal Justice State Bar Supreme Court State of Texas Austin ( capital ) Topics Architecture Climate Cuisine Geography Government Healthcare History Languages Law Literature Media Newspapers Radio TV National Historic Landmarks Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Sites Sports Symbols Texans Tourist attractions Transportation Seal of Texas Society Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Gambling Politics Regions Ark ‐ La ‐ Tex Big Bend Blackland Prairies Brazos Valley Central Texas Coastal Bend Concho Valley Cross Timbers Deep East Texas East Texas Edwards Plateau Golden Triangle Hill Country Llano Estacado Northeast Texas North Texas Osage Plains Panhandle Permian Basin Piney Woods Rio Grande Valley Southeast Texas South Plains South Texas Texoma Trans - Pecos West Texas Metropolitan areas Abilene Amarillo Austin -- Round Rock Beaumont -- Port Arthur Brownsville -- Harlingen College Station -- Bryan Corpus Christi Dallas -- Fort Worth -- Arlington El Paso Houston -- The Woodlands -- Sugar Land Killeen -- Temple Laredo Longview Lubbock McAllen -- Edinburg -- Mission Midland Odessa San Angelo San Antonio -- New Braunfels Sherman -- Denison Texarkana Tyler Victoria Waco Wichita Falls Counties See : List of counties in Texas Years in Texas ( 1845 -- present ) Pre-1845 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1990 1991 1994 1995 2017 2018 2019 2020 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Governors_of_Texas&oldid=803995325 '' Categories : Governors of Texas Lists of state governors of the United States Lists of Texas politicians Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages Deutsch Español Français Bahasa Indonesia Latina Magyar Nederlands Norsk Português Русский Slovenščina Српски / srpski Svenska Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 6 October 2017, at 00 : 32. 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Question: who was the first republican to be elected governor of texas in the 20th century
Answer: Bill Clements