List of United States federal courthouses in Texas

Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Texas. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers,[1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.

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Courthouses

Courthouse City Image Street address Jurisdiction[1] Dates of use Named for
U.S. Post Office & Court House Abilene ? N.D. Tex. 1903-1935
Razed in 1935.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Abilene 341 Pine Street N.D. Tex. 1936-present n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Amarillo 600 block of Taylor Street N.D. Tex. 1916-1938
Now FirstCapital Bank of Texas.		 n/a
J. Marvin Jones Federal Building† Amarillo 205 East Fifth Street N.D. Tex. 1938-present U.S. Court of Claims judge John Marvin Jones (1980)
Court House & Post Office Austin 601 Colorado Street W.D. Tex. 1881-1936
Now O. Henry Hall, at the Univ. of Texas.		 n/a
U.S. Courthouse Austin 200 West 8th Street W.D. Tex. 1936-present n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court House Beaumont ? E.D. Tex. 1902-1933
Razed in 1933		 n/a
Jack Brooks Federal Building Beaumont 300 Willow Street E.D. Tex. 1933-present U.S. Rep. Jack Brooks (1978)
U.S. Court House, Custom House, & Post Office Brownsville ? W.D. Tex.
S.D. Tex.		 1892-1902
1902-1931
Building razed.		 n/a
U.S. Court House, Custom House, & Post Office Brownsville 1001 East Elizabeth Street S.D. Tex. 1931-1999
Now Brownsville City Hall.		 n/a
Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse Brownsville 600 East Harrison Street S.D. Tex. 1999-present Judges Reynaldo Garza and Filemon Vela
1915 Corpus Christi Federal Courthouse Corpus Christi 521 Starr Street ?? ??-2001
Originally Customs House[2]
Now a law firm		 n/a
Corpus Christi Federal Courthouse Corpus Christi 1133 North Shoreline Boulevard S.D. Tex. 2001-present
Built for newly created Corpus Christi Division.		 n/a
U.S. Court House & Post Office Dallas ? N.D. Tex. 1888-1930
Razed in 1939.		 n/a
United States Federal Building Dallas 1114 Commerce Street N.D. Tex. 1945-1971
Now serves as annex to Earle Cabell Federal Building.		 n/a
Earle Cabell Federal Bldg & Courthouse Dallas 1100 Commerce Street N.D. Tex. 1971-present Dallas Mayor Earle Cabell
U.S. Post Office & Court House Del Rio 111 East Broadway W.D. Tex. 1914-present n/a
U.S. Customs House, Post Office, & Court House El Paso ? W.D. Tex. 1892-1936
Razed in 1936.		 n/a
U.S. Court House El Paso 511 East San Antonio Ave W.D. Tex. 1936-present n/a
U.S. Post Office Fort Worth ? N.D. Tex.
5th Cir.		 1896-1934
Sold in 1937.		 n/a
Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse Fort Worth 501 West Tenth Street N.D. Tex.
5th Cir.		 1934-present District Court judge Eldon Brooks Mahon (2003)
U.S. Customs House & Court House Galveston 20th & Post Office Streets E.D. Tex.
S.D. Tex.		 1861-1891
1917-1937
Now leased by GSA to the Galveston Historical Foundation.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office, Court House & Customs Building Galveston 601 25th Street E.D. Tex.
S.D. Tex.		 1891-1902
1902-1917
Razed in 1935 to make way for current Federal Court building.[3]		 n/a
U.S. Post Office, Customs House & Court House Galveston 601 25th Street S.D. Tex. 1937-present n/a
U.S. Post Office Houston ? S.D. Tex. 1891-1911
Building razed.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Houston ? S.D. Tex. 1911-?
Still in use by various federal agencies.		 n/a
Bob Casey Federal Courthouse Houston 515 Rusk Avenue S.D. Tex. 1961-present U.S. Rep. Robert R. Casey
U.S. Court House & Post Office† Jefferson 223 West Austin E.D. Tex. 1890-1961
Now the Jefferson Historical Society Museum.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office, Court House & Custom House Laredo 1300 Matamoros Street W.D. Tex. 1907-present n/a
Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building Lubbock ? N.D. Tex. 1932-1968
Now owned by Lubbock County.		 n/a
George H. Mahon Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse Lubbock 1205 Texas Avenue N.D. Tex. ?-present U.S. Rep. George H. Mahon
Ward R. Burke U.S. Courthouse Lufkin 104 North Third Street E.D. Tex. 1980-present
Completed in 1936.		 Lufkin attorney Ward R. Burke (1987)
Sam B. Hall Federal Courthouse Marshall 100 East Houston E.D. Tex. 1915-present U.S. Rep. & District Court judge Sam B. Hall
U.S. Court House & Post Office Paris ? E.D. Tex. 1902-1916
Destroyed by fire in 1916.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court House Paris 231 Lamar Ave E.D. Tex. 1925-2002
Building now owned by Lamar County.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Pecos 106 West 4th Street W.D. Tex. 1936-1995
Still in use as a post office.		 n/a
United State Courthouse Plano 7940 Preston Road E.D. Tex. 2008-present
Replaced Paris, Texas courthouse.		 n/a
O.C. Fisher Federal Building San Angelo 33 East Twohig Avenue N.D. Tex. 1911-present U.S. Rep. O. C. Fisher (1980)
U.S. Court House & Post Office San Antonio ? W.D. Tex. 1890-1935
Razed in 1935.		 n/a
Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Bldg & U.S. Courthouse† San Antonio 615 East Houston Street W.D. Tex. 1936-?
Still in use by U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tex.		 District Court judge Hipolito Frank Garcia (2004)
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse† Sherman 101 East Pecan Street E.D. Tex. 1907-present n/a
U.S. Court House & Post Office Texarkana ? E.D. Tex.[4] 1892-1911
Razed in 1930.		 n/a
U.S. Court House Texarkana 321 West 4th Street E.D. Tex. 1911-1933
Now the Texarkana Regional Arts Center.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Texarkana 500 North State Line Avenue E.D. Tex.[5] 1933-present n/a
U.S. Court House & Post Office Tyler ? E.D. Tex. 1889-1933
Razed in 1933.		 n/a
William M. Steger Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse† Tyler 211 West Ferguson Street E.D. Tex. 1934-present District Court judge William Steger (2006)
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Victoria 210 E. Constitution S.D. Tex. 1913-1960
Now privately owned.		 n/a
Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building Victoria 312 South Main S.D. Tex. 1960-present Martin Luther King, Jr. (since c. 1993)
U.S. Court House & Post Office Waco ? N.D. Tex.
W.D. Tex.		 1889-1902
1902-1937
Sold in 1939.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Waco 800 Franklin Avenue W.D. Tex. 1937-present n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Wichita Falls 1000 Lamar Street N.D. Tex. 1933-present n/a

Key

† Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
†† NRHP-listed and also designated as a National Historic Landmark

References

  1. ^ a b For the usage of court abbreviations, see List of United States district and territorial courts.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ National Park Service Archaeological Field Inspection.
  4. ^ Straddled the state line between Arkansas and Texas.
  5. ^ Straddles the state line between Arkansas and Texas; it is the only U.S. federal building to occupy two states.

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