# Texas's 3rd House of Representatives district

District 3 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851).
The district has been represented by Republican Cecil Bell Jr. since January 8, 2013, upon his initial election to the Texas House.
As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections the district encompasses southwestern, and portions of southeastern and south central, Montgomery County. Major cities in the district include all of Magnolia and Stagecoach, and a portion of Conroe.

## List of representatives

| Leg. | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Represented counties |
| 3rd | James S. Gillett | Unknown | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Lamar |
| 4th | William F. Evans | Unknown | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | Jefferson, Liberty, Polk, Tyler |
| 5th | John H. Fowler | Unknown | November 7, 1853 | November 5, 1855 | Lamar |
| 5th | Jacob Lyday | Unknown | November 7, 1853 | November 5, 1855 | Lamar |
| 6th | W. J. Bonner | Unknown | November 5, 1855 | November 2, 1857 | Lamar |
| 6th | William M. Williams | Unknown | November 5, 1855 | November 2, 1857 | Lamar |
| 7th | John H. Crook | Unknown | November 2, 1857 | November 7, 1859 | Lamar |
| 7th | Eli J. Shelton | Unknown | November 2, 1857 | November 7, 1859 | Lamar |
| 8th | Eli J. Shelton | Unknown | November 7, 1859 | November 4, 1861 | Lamar |
| 8th | Micajah L. Armstrong | Unknown | November 7, 1859 | November 4, 1861 | Lamar |
| 9th | John T. Bean | Unknown | November 4, 1861 | March 1, 1862 | Hardin, Tyler |
| 9th | Napoleon B. Charlton | Unknown | February 6, 1863 | November 2, 1863 | Hardin, Tyler |
| 10th | James W. Barclay, Sr. | Unknown | November 2, 1863 | August 6, 1866 | Hardin, Tyler |
| 11th | Charles H. Jones | Unknown | August 6, 1866 | February 7, 1870 | Hardin, Tyler |
| 12th | A. D. Elam | Democratic | November 30, 1869 | February 14, 1870 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 12th | A. D. Elam | Democratic | January 10, 1871 | April 17, 1871 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 12th | A. D. Elam | Democratic | October 31, 1871 | January 14, 1873 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 12th | Leroy W. Cooper | Republican | February 8, 1870 | August 15, 1870 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 12th | James R. Burnett | Republican | February 15, 1870 | January 11, 1871 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 12th | Matthew A. Gaston | Democratic | February 8, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 12th | John C. English | Democratic | January 11, 1871 | April 17, 1871 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 12th | Frank Rainey | Democratic | October 31, 1871 | January 14, 1873 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 13th | Frank Rainey | Democratic | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 13th | U. G. M. Walker | Democratic | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 13th | John T. Smith | Democratic | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | Cherokee, Houston |
| 14th | John T. Smith | Democratic | January 13, 1874 | February 16, 1874 | Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity |
| 14th | Washington L. Denman | Democratic | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity |
| 14th | William W. Davis | Democratic | January 12, 1875 | April 18, 1876 | Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity |
| 14th | John H. Stuart | Democratic | January 12, 1875 | April 18, 1876 | Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity |
| 15th | Thomas M. Stone | Democratic | April 18, 1876 | January 14, 1879 | Jasper, Newton, Orange |
| 16th | Thomas W. Ford | Democratic | January 14, 1879 | January 11, 1881 | Jasper, Newton, Orange |
| 17th | Stephen Chanault | Democratic | January 11, 1881 | January 9, 1883 | Jasper, Newton, Orange |
| 18th | James Lee | Democratic | January 9, 1883 | January 13, 1885 | Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 19th | Robert J. Brailsford | Democratic | January 13, 1885 | January 11, 1887 | Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 20th | Delaney E. Tompkins | Democratic | January 11, 1887 | January 8, 1889 | Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 21st | Henry R. Ralph | Democratic | January 8, 1889 | January 13, 1891 | Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 22nd | Charles E. Cade | Democratic | January 13, 1891 | January 10, 1893 | Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 23rd | Thomas D. Rowell Sr. | Democratic | January 10, 1893 | January 8, 1895 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 24th | William T. Armistead | Democratic | January 8, 1895 | January 12, 1897 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris |
| 25th | A. B. Flint | Democratic | January 12, 1897 | January 10, 1899 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 26th | Louis S. Schluter | Democratic | January 10, 1899 | January 8, 1901 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 27th | Louis S. Schluter | Democratic | January 8, 1901 | January 13, 1903 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 28th | John W. Bolin | Democratic | January 13, 1903 | July 27, 1904 | Morris, Red River, Titus |
| 28th | Vacant | N/A | July 27, 1904 | January 10, 1905 | Morris, Red River, Titus |
| 29th | M. G. Black | Democratic | January 10, 1905 | January 8, 1907 | Morris, Red River, Titus |
| 30th | John M. Henderson | Democratic | January 8, 1907 | January 12, 1909 | Morris, Red River, Titus |
| 31st | Phillip B. Branch | Democratic | January 12, 1909 | January 10, 1911 | Morris, Red River, Titus |
| 32nd | T. R. Bolin | Democratic | January 10, 1911 | January 14, 1913 | Morris, Red River, Titus |
| 33rd | Thomas D. Rowell Sr. | Democratic | January 14, 1913 | January 12, 1915 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 34th | Thomas D. Rowell Sr. | Democratic | January 12, 1915 | October 19, 1916 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 34th | Vacant | N/A | October 19, 1916 | January 9, 1917 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 35th | Joseph A. Dodd | Democratic | January 9, 1917 | January 14, 1919 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 36th | Joseph A. Dodd | Democratic | January 14, 1919 | January 11, 1921 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 37th | Peter G. Henderson | Democratic | January 11, 1921 | January 9, 1923 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 38th | Peter G. Henderson | Democratic | January 9, 1923 | January 13, 1925 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 39th | Thomas D. Rowell Jr. | Democratic | January 13, 1925 | January 11, 1927 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 40th | Thomas D. Rowell Jr. | Democratic | January 11, 1927 | January 19, 1928 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 40th | Vacant | N/A | January 19, 1928 | January 8, 1929 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 41st | Robert M. Hubbard | Democratic | January 8, 1929 | January 13, 1931 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 42nd | Robert M. Hubbard | Democratic | January 13, 1931 | January 10, 1933 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 43rd | E. H. Beck | Democratic | January 10, 1933 | January 8, 1935 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 44th | E. H. Beck | Democratic | January 8, 1935 | March 25, 1936 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 44th | Vacant | N/A | March 25, 1936 | September 25, 1936 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 44th | George H. Harper | Democratic | September 25, 1936 | January 12, 1937 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 45th | George H. Harper | Democratic | January 12, 1937 | January 10, 1939 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 46th | George H. Harper | Democratic | January 10, 1939 | November 27, 1940 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 46th | Vacant | N/A | November 27, 1940 | January 14, 1941 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 47th | Newton W. McCann | Democratic | January 14, 1941 | January 12, 1943 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 48th | Newton W. McCann | Democratic | January 12, 1943 | January 9, 1945 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 49th | John P. Fant | Democratic | January 9, 1945 | January 14, 1947 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 50th | John P. Fant | Democratic | January 14, 1947 | May 27, 1947 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 50th | Vacant | N/A | May 27, 1947 | August 23, 1947 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 50th | Newton W. McCann | Democratic | August 23, 1947 | January 11, 1949 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 51st | Newton W. McCann | Democratic | January 11, 1949 | January 9, 1951 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 52nd | Newton W. McCann | Democratic | January 9, 1951 | January 13, 1953 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 53rd | Benjamin P. Brooks | Democratic | January 13, 1953 | August 2, 1953 | Camp, Red River, Titus |
| 53rd | Vacant | N/A | August 2, 1953 | March 15, 1954 | Camp, Red River, Titus |
| 53rd | George D. Ford | Democratic | March 15, 1954 | January 11, 1955 | Camp, Red River, Titus |
| 54th | George D. Ford | Democratic | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | Camp, Red River, Titus |
| 55th | George D. Ford | Democratic | January 8, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | Camp, Red River, Titus |
| 56th | James Verne Adams | Democratic | January 13, 1959 | January 13, 1961 | Camp, Red River, Titus |
| 57th | James Verne Adams | Democratic | January 13, 1961 | January 8, 1963 | Camp, Red River, Titus |
| 58th | Lonnie N. Cowles | Democratic | January 8, 1963 | January 12, 1965 | Harrison |
| 59th | Lonnie N. Cowles | Democratic | January 12, 1965 | January 10, 1967 | Harrison |
| 60th | Cread L. Ray, Jr. | Democratic | January 10, 1967 | January 14, 1969 | Harrison, Panola |
| 61st | Cread L. Ray, Jr. | Democratic | January 14, 1969 | January 12, 1971 | Harrison, Panola |
| 62nd | Benjamin Z. Grant | Democratic | January 12, 1971 | January 9, 1973 | Harrison, Panola |
| 63rd | Benjamin Z. Grant | Democratic | January 9, 1973 | January 14, 1975 | Harrison, Rusk |
| 64th | Benjamin Z. Grant | Democratic | January 14, 1975 | January 11, 1977 | Harrison, Rusk |
| 65th | Benjamin Z. Grant | Democratic | January 11, 1977 | January 9, 1979 | Harrison, Rusk |
| 66th | Benjamin Z. Grant | Democratic | January 9, 1979 | January 13, 1981 | Harrison, Rusk |
| 67th | James P. McWilliams | Democratic | January 13, 1981 | January 11, 1983 | Harrison, Rusk |
| 68th | Smith E. Gilley | Democratic | January 11, 1983 | January 8, 1985 | Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Wood |
| 69th | Smith E. Gilley | Democratic | January 8, 1985 | January 13, 1987 | Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Wood |
| 70th | Alexander M. Aikin III | Democratic | January 13, 1987 | January 10, 1989 | Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Wood |
| 71st | William N. Thomas | Republican | January 10, 1989 | January 8, 1991 | Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Wood |
| 72nd | William N. Thomas | Republican | January 8, 1991 | January 12, 1993 | Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Wood |
| 73rd | Lyndon P. Patterson | Democratic | January 12, 1993 | January 10, 1995 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains |
| 74th | Lyndon P. Patterson | Democratic | January 10, 1995 | January 14, 1997 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains |
| 75th | Lyndon P. Patterson | Democratic | January 14, 1997 | January 12, 1999 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains |
| 76th | Mark S. Homer | Democratic | January 12, 1999 | January 9, 2001 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains |
| 77th | Mark S. Homer | Democratic | January 9, 2001 | January 14, 2003 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains |
| 78th | Mark S. Homer | Democratic | January 14, 2003 | January 11, 2005 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River, Titus |
| 79th | Mark S. Homer | Democratic | January 11, 2005 | January 9, 2007 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River, Titus |
| 80th | Mark S. Homer | Democratic | January 9, 2007 | January 13, 2009 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River, Titus |
| 81st | Mark S. Homer | Democratic | January 13, 2009 | January 11, 2011 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River, Titus |
| 82nd | Erwin Cain | Republican | January 11, 2011 | January 8, 2013 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River, Titus |
| 83rd | Cecil Bell Jr. | Republican | January 8, 2013 | January 13, 2015 | Montgomery, Waller |
| 84th | Cecil Bell Jr. | Republican | January 13, 2015 | January 10, 2017 | Montgomery, Waller |
| 85th | Cecil Bell Jr. | Republican | January 10, 2017 | January 8, 2019 | Montgomery, Waller |
| 86th | Cecil Bell Jr. | Republican | January 8, 2019 | January 12, 2021 | Montgomery, Waller |
| 87th | Cecil Bell Jr. | Republican | January 12, 2021 | January 10, 2023 | Montgomery, Waller |
| 88th | Cecil Bell Jr. | Republican | January 10, 2023 | January 14, 2025 | Montgomery |
| 89th | Cecil Bell Jr. | Republican | January 14, 2025 | Present | Montgomery |