| Name |
Took Office |
Left Office |
State, Nation |
Notes |
| Domingo Terán de los Ríos |
January 23, 1691 |
March 5, 1692 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
Also served as governor of Sonora y Sinaloa, Nueva España. |
| Gregorio de Salinas Varona |
1692 |
1697 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Francisco Cuerbo y Valdez |
1698 |
1702 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Mathias de Aguirre |
1703 |
1705 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Martín de Alarcón |
1705 |
1708 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
Founder of San Antonio. |
| Simón Padilla y Córdova |
1708 |
1712 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Pedro Fermin de Echevers y Subisa |
1712 |
1714 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Juan Valdez |
1714 |
1716 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Martín de Alarcón |
1716 |
1719 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| José de Azlor y Virto de Vera |
1719 |
1722 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Fernando Pérez de Almazán |
1722 |
1727 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Melchor de Mediavilla y Azcona |
1727 |
1730 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Juan Antonio Bustillo y Ceballos |
1730 |
1734 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Manuel de Sandoval |
1734 |
1736 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Carlos Benites Franquis de Lugo |
1736 |
1737 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Prudencio de Orobio y Basterra |
1737 |
1741 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Tomás Felipe de Winthuisen |
1741 |
1743 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Justo Boneo y Morales |
1743 |
1744 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Francisco García Larios |
1744 |
1748 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriella |
1748 |
1751 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Jacinto de Barrios y Jáuregui |
1751 |
1759 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Ángel de Martos y Navarrete |
1759 |
1766 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Hugo Oconór |
1767 |
1770 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Juan María Vicencio |
1770 |
1778 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Domingo Cabello y Robles |
1778 |
1786 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Bernardo Bonavía y Zapata |
1786 |
1786 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Rafael Martínez Pacheco |
1786 |
1790 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Manuel Muñoz |
1790 |
1798 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| José Irigoyen |
1798 |
1800 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Juan Bautista Elguézabal |
1800 |
1805 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Manuel Antonio Cordero y Bustamante |
1805 |
1808 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Manuel María de Salcedo |
1808 |
1813 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Juan Bautista de las Casas |
1811 |
1811 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Cristóbal Domínguez |
1814 |
1817 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Juan Ignacio Pérez |
1817 |
1817 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Manuel Pardo |
1817 |
1817 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| Antonio María Martínez |
1817 |
1822 |
Tejas, Nueva España |
| José Félix Trespalacios |
1822 |
1823 |
Tejas, Mexico |
| Luciano García |
1823 |
1824 |
Tejas, Mexico |
| Rafael Gonzales |
1824 |
1826 |
Coahuila y Texas, Mexico |
| Victor Blanco |
1826 |
1827 |
Coahuila y Texas, Mexico |
| José María Viesca |
1827 |
1830 |
Coahuila y Texas, Mexico |
| Ramón Músquiz |
1830 |
1831 |
Coahuila y Texas, Mexico |
| Juan José de Vidaurri y Villaseñor |
1833 |
1834 |
Coahuila y Texas, Mexico |
| Juan José Elguézabal |
1834 |
1835 |
Coahuila y Texas, Mexico |
| José María Cantú |
1835 |
1835 |
Coahuila y Texas, Mexico |
| Agustín Viesca |
1835 |
1835 |
Coahuila y Texas, Mexico |
| Marciél Borrego |
1835 |
1835 |
Coahuila y Texas, Mexico |
| Ramón Músquiz |
1835 |
1835 |
Coahuila y Texas, Mexico |
| Henry Smith |
1835 |
January 1836 |
Republic of Texas |
Impeached. |
| James W. Robinson |
January 1836 |
March 2, 1836 |
Republic of Texas |
| David G. Burnet |
1836 |
1836 |
Republic of Texas |
Burnet County, Texas. |
| Sam Houston |
1836 |
1838 |
Republic of Texas |
Houston, Texas; Houston County, Texas; also served as U.S. representative and governor of Tennessee and as governor and U.S. senator of Texas. |
| Mirabeau B. Lamar |
1838 |
1841 |
Republic of Texas |
Lamar County, Texas. |
| Sam Houston |
1841 |
1844 |
Republic of Texas |
Houston, Texas; Houston County, Texas; also served as U.S. representative and governor for Tennessee and as governor and U.S. senator for Texas. |
| Anson Jones |
1844 |
1846 |
Republic of Texas |
Jones County, Texas. |
| James Pinckney Henderson |
February 19, 1846 |
December 21, 1947 |
Texas, United States of America |
Henderson County, Texas. |
| George T. Wood |
December 21, 1847 |
December 21, 1849 |
Texas, United States of America |
Wood County, Texas |
| Peter Hansborough Bell |
December 21, 1849 |
November 23, 1853 |
Texas, United States of America |
Bell County, Texas |
| J. W. Henderson |
November 23, 1853 |
December 21, 1853 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Elisha M. Pease |
December 21, 1853 |
December 21, 1857 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Hardin R. Runnels |
December 21, 1857 |
December 21, 1859 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Sam Houston |
December 21, 1859 |
March 16, 1861 |
Texas, United States of America |
Houston, Texas; Houston County, Texas; also served as U.S. representative and governor for Tennessee, as President of the Republic of Texas, and as U.S. senator for Texas. |
| Edward Clark |
March 16, 1861 |
November 7, 1861 |
Texas, Confederate States of America |
| Francis R. Lubbock |
November 7, 1861 |
November 5, 1863 |
Texas, Confederate States of America |
Lubbock, Texas and Lubbock County, Texas (both partially) |
| Pendleton Murrah |
November 5, 1863 |
June 1865 |
Texas, Confederate States of America |
| Fletcher Stockdale |
June 1865 |
June 19, 1865 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Andrew J. Hamilton |
June 19, 1865 |
August 9, 1866 |
Texas, United States of America |
| James W. Throckmorton |
August 9, 1866 |
August 8, 1867 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Elisha M. Pease |
August 8, 1867 |
September 30, 1869 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Edmund J. Davis |
January 8, 1870 |
January 15, 1874 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Richard Coke |
January 15, 1874 |
December 1, 1876 |
Texas, United States of America |
Coke County, Texas. |
| Richard B. Hubbard |
December 1, 1876 |
January 21, 1879 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Oran M. Roberts |
January 21, 1879 |
January 16, 1883 |
Texas, United States of America |
Roberts County, Texas (partially) |
| John Ireland |
January 16, 1883 |
January 18, 1887 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Lawrence Sullivan Ross |
January 18, 1887 |
January 20, 1891 |
Texas, United States of America |
| James Stephen Hogg |
January 20, 1891 |
January 15, 1895 |
Texas, United States of America |
Jim Hogg County, Texas |
| Charles A. Culberson |
January 15, 1895 |
January 17, 1899 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Joseph D. Sayers |
January 17, 1899 |
January 20, 1903 |
Texas, United States of America |
| S.W.T. Lanham |
January 20, 1903 |
January 15, 1907 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
January 15, 1907 |
January 17, 1911 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Oscar Branch Colquitt |
January 17, 1911 |
January 19, 1915 |
Texas, United States of America |
| James E. Ferguson |
January 19, 1915 |
August 25, 1917 |
Texas, United States of America |
Husband of Miriam A. Ferguson. |
| William P. Hobby Sr. |
August 25, 1917 |
January 18, 1921 |
Texas, United States of America |
William P. Hobby Airport |
| Pat Morris Neff |
January 18, 1921 |
January 20, 1925 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Miriam A. Ferguson |
January 20, 1925 |
January 17, 1927 |
Texas, United States of America |
First female governor; wife of James E. Ferguson. |
| Dan Moody |
January 17, 1927 |
January 20, 1931 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Ross S. Sterling |
January 20, 1931 |
January 17, 1933 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Miriam A. Ferguson |
January 17, 1933 |
January 15, 1935 |
Texas, United States of America |
First female governor; wife of James E. Ferguson. |
| James V. Allred |
January 15, 1935 |
January 17, 1939 |
Texas, United States of America |
| W. Lee O'Daniel |
January 17, 1939 |
August 4, 1941 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Coke R. Stevenson |
August 4, 1941 |
January 21, 1947 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Beauford H. Jester |
January 21, 1947 |
July 11, 1949 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Allan Shivers |
July 11, 1949 |
January 15, 1957 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Price Daniel |
January 15, 1957 |
January 15, 1963 |
Texas, United States of America |
| John B. Connally Jr. |
January 15, 1963 |
January 21, 1969 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Preston Smith |
January 21, 1969 |
January 16, 1973 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Dolph Briscoe |
January 16, 1973 |
January 16, 1979 |
Texas, United States of America |
| William P. Clements |
January 16, 1979 |
January 18, 1983 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Mark White |
January 18, 1983 |
January 20, 1987 |
Texas, United States of America |
| William P. Clements |
January 20, 1987 |
January 15, 1991 |
Texas, United States of America |
| Ann Richards |
January 15, 1991 |
January 17, 1995 |
Texas, United States of America |
Second female governor. |
| George W. Bush |
January 17, 1995 |
December 21, 2000 |
Texas, United States of America |
Also served as president of the United States of America |
| J. Richard Perry |
December 21, 2000 |
Present |
Texas, United States of America |
