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Albritton<\/td>Robert L.<\/td>Fort Worth<\/td>2025-Present<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mahomes<\/td>William \"Bill\"<\/td>Dallas<\/td>2023-2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leach<\/td>Tim<\/td>Midland<\/td>2021-2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mendoza<\/td>Elaine<\/td>San Antonio<\/td>2019-2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Schwartz<\/td>Charles W.<\/td>Houston<\/td>2017-2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas<\/td>Cliff<\/td>Victoria<\/td>2015-2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adams<\/td>Phil<\/td>Bryan<\/td>2013-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Box<\/td>Richard A.<\/td>Austin<\/td>2011-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foster<\/td>Moriss E.<\/td>Salado<\/td>2009-2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jones<\/td>Bill<\/td>Austin<\/td>2007-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White<\/td>John D.<\/td>Houston<\/td>2005-2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mays<\/td>Lowry<\/td>San Antonio<\/td>2003-2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nye<\/td>Erle A.<\/td>Dallas<\/td>2001-2003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Powell<\/td>Donald E.<\/td>Amarillo<\/td>1997-2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West<\/td>Mary Nan<\/td>Batesville<\/td>1994-1997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Margraves, Jr.<\/td>Ross D.<\/td>Houston<\/td>1991-1994<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McKenzie<\/td>William A.<\/td>Dallas<\/td>1989-1991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eller<\/td>David G.<\/td>Houston<\/td>1985-1989<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bright<\/td>H. R.<\/td>Dallas<\/td>1981-1985<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wells<\/td>Clyde H.<\/td>Granbury<\/td>1969-1981<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peterson<\/td>Leland F.<\/td>Fort Worth<\/td>1967-1969<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heldenfels<\/td>H. C.<\/td>Corpus Christi<\/td>1965-1967<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evans<\/td>Sterling C.<\/td>Houston<\/td>1963-1965<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Darby<\/td>Eugene B.<\/td>Pharr<\/td>1961-1963<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zachry<\/td>Henry B. (Pat)<\/td>San Antonio<\/td>1959-1961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doherty<\/td>Wilfred T.<\/td>Houston<\/td>1955-1959<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White<\/td>George Rollie<\/td>Brady<\/td>1945-1955<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Law<\/td>F. Marion<\/td>Houston<\/td>1924-1954<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hart<\/td>Laurence Joseph<\/td>San Antonio<\/td>1918-1924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guion<\/td>John I.<\/td>Ballinger<\/td>1914-1918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cushing<\/td>Edward Benjamin<\/td>Houston<\/td>1912-1914<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peteet<\/td>Walton<\/td>Fort Worth<\/td>1911-1912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trenckmann<\/td>W. A.<\/td>Austin<\/td>1910-1911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Legett<\/td>Kirvin Kade (K.K.)<\/td>Abilene<\/td>1905-1910<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sansom<\/td>Marion<\/td>Alvarado<\/td>1899-1905<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riechardt<\/td>Frank A.<\/td>Houston<\/td>1896-1899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rose<\/td>Archibald Johnson<\/td>Salado<\/td>1888-1896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garrett<\/td>Christopher C.<\/td>Brenham<\/td>1887-1888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cavitt*<\/td>William R.<\/td>Bryan<\/td>1886-1887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pfeuffer<\/td>George<\/td>New Braunfels<\/td>1883-1886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas<\/td>James D.<\/td>Bryan<\/td>1881-1883<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pickett<\/td>Edward Bradford<\/td>Liberty<\/td>1880-1881<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roberts<\/td>Oran Milo<\/td>Texas Governor<\/td>1878-1880<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hubbard<\/td>Richard Bennett<\/td>Texas Governor<\/td>1877-1878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coke<\/td>Richard<\/td>Texas Governor<\/td>1876-1877<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

*Cavitt was elected to fill vacancy with death of Pfeuffer 10\/1886-4\/1887\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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