Executive Branch of Texas
Republic of Texas
President of the Republic of Texas
Samuel “Sam” Houston
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1793; d. July 26 1863.
Non-Partisan
1836 – 1838
Samuel “Sam” Houston
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1793; d. July 26 1863.
Non-Partisan
1841 – 1844
Texas
Governor of Texas
Peter Hansborough Bell
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1810; d. March 8 1898.
Democratic Party
1849 – 1853
Samuel “Sam” Houston
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1793; d. July 26 1863.
Independent
1859 – 1861
Joseph Draper Sayers
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1841; d. May 15 1929.
Democratic Party
1899 – 1903
James Edward “Pa” Ferguson, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1871; d. September 21 1944.
Democratic Party
1915 – 1917
James Burr V. Allred
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1899; d. September 24 1959.
Democratic Party
1935 – 1939
Wilbert Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1890; d. May 11 1969.
Democratic Party
1939 – 1941
Coke Robert Stevenson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1888; d. June 28 1975.
Democratic Party
1941 – 1947
Marion Price Daniel, Sr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1910; d. August 25 1988.
Democratic Party
1957 – 1963
John Bowden Connally, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1917; d. June 15 1993.
Democratic Party
1963 – 1969
William Perry “Bill” Clements, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1917; d. May 29 2011.
Republican Party
1979 – 1983
Mark Wells White, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1940; d. August 5 2017.
Democratic Party
1983 – 1987
William Perry “Bill” Clements, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1917; d. May 29 2011.
Republican Party
1987 – 1991
Dorothy Ann Richards
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1933; d. September 13 2006.
Democratic Party
1991 – 1995
George Walker Bush
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1946.
Republican Party
1995 – 2000
James Richard “Rick” Perry
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1950.
Republican Party
2000 – 2015
Gregory Wayne “Greg” Abbott
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1957.
Republican Party
2015 – present
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Joseph Draper Sayers
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1841; d. May 15 1929.
Democratic Party
1879 – 1881
Coke Robert Stevenson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1888; d. June 28 1975.
Democratic Party
1939 – 1941
Robert Douglas “Bob” Bullock
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1929; d. June 18 1999.
Democratic Party
1991 – 1999
James Richard “Rick” Perry
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1950.
Republican Party
1999 – 2000
Government of Texas
Secretary of State of Texas
Ferdinand C. Weinert
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1853; d. February 19 1939.
Democratic Party
1913 – 1914
Robert Douglas “Bob” Bullock
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1929; d. June 18 1999.
Democratic Party
1971 – 1973
Mark Wells White, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1940; d. August 5 2017.
Democratic Party
1973 – 1977
Ronald “Ron” Kirk
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1954.
Democratic Party
1994 – 1995
Alberto R. Gonzales
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1955.
Republican Party
1998 – 1999
John Roger Williams
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1949.
Republican Party
2005 – 2007
Attorney General of Texas
James Burr V. Allred
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1899; d. September 24 1959.
Democratic Party
1931 – 1935
Marion Price Daniel, Sr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1910; d. August 25 1988.
Democratic Party
1947 – 1953
Mark Wells White, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1940; d. August 5 2017.
Democratic Party
1979 – 1983
John Cornyn III
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1952.
Republican Party
1999 – 2002
Gregory Wayne “Greg” Abbott
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1957.
Republican Party
2002 – 2015
Treasurer of Texas
Dorothy Ann Richards
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1933; d. September 13 2006.
Democratic Party
1983 – 1991
Comptroller of Texas
Robert Douglas “Bob” Bullock
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1929; d. June 18 1999.
Democratic Party
1975 – 1991
John Spencer Sharp
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1950.
Democratic Party
1991 – 1999
Carole Stewart Keeton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1939; d. March 26 2025.
Republican Party
1999 – 2007
Legislature of Texas
Texas State House of Representatives
Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives
Samuel Taliaferro “Sam” Rayburn
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1882; d. November 16 1961.
Democratic Party
1911 – 1913
Coke Robert Stevenson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1888; d. June 28 1975.
Democratic Party
1933 – 1937
Marion Price Daniel, Sr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1910; d. August 25 1988.
Democratic Party
1943 – 1945
Gus Franklin Mutscher
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1932; d. January 26 2023.
Democratic Party
1969 – 1972