Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (1798–1880), considered to be "the Mother of Texas"
Collin McKinney (1766–1861), a drafter of the Texas Declaration of Independence; both Collin County and its county seat, McKinney, are named for him
Jose Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), Texas statesman, revolutionary and politician
Robert Neighbors (1815–1859), Indian agent, soldier, legislator
Cynthia Ann Parker (1826–1870), kidnapped in 1836 and raised by Comanche Indians. Mother to Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief
Emily Austin Perry (1795–1851), early settler of Texas
Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820–1879), early settler, translator, lawyer, postmaster
Sterling C. Robertson (1785–1842), empresario, colony founder; signed Texas Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), Secretary of War of Republic of Texas, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, U.S. Senator from Texas after its admission to the United States
Edwin Waller (1800–1881) a judge and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Frank E. Wheelock (1863–1932), a founder and first mayor of Lubbock, with service from 1909 to 1915
Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), first vice-president of the Republic of Texas and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
William Joel Bryan (1815–1903), soldier in Texas Revolution, landowner
Edward Burleson (1798–1851), lieutenant colonel during Texas Revolution, later Vice-President of the Republic of Texas
John Coker (1789–1851), hero of San Jacinto
Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman, died at the Alamo
James Fannin (c. 1804 – 1836), key figure during the Texas Revolution
Thomas Green (1814–1864), artillery officer at San Jacinto, brigadier general in the Confederate Army
Sam Houston (1793–1863), commander of victorious Texian Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, which won independence for Texas
Henry Karnes (1812–1840), soldier and commander in Texas Revolution
Robert J. Kleberg (1803–1888), veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto; his descendants owned and managed the King Ranch
Benjamin Milam (1788–1835), commander in Texas Revolution
Emily West Morgan (c. 1815 – 1891), an indentured servant known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win the Texas Revolution
Joel Walter Robison (1815-1889), fought in most battles of the revolution and later was a state representative from Fayette County. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna rode double on Robison's horse into Sam Houston's camp on April 21, 1836.[1]
Juan Seguin (1806–1890), Tejano hero during the Texas Revolution
John William Smith (1792–1845), fought at Battle of San Jacinto; later was first mayor of San Antonio
William B. Travis (1809–1836), commander of Texas forces at the Alamo
Logan Vandeveer (1815–1855), hero of San Jacinto
William A. A. "Bigfoot" Wallace (1817–1899), Texas Ranger who fought in the Texas Revolution, Mexican–American War, Civil War
American Civil War
John Henry Brown (1820–1895), Confederate officer, served on staffs of two generals
Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), leader of the 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of the House for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas
Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian
Henry Eustace McCulloch (1816–1895), a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general for the Confederate States of America
Felix Huston Robertson (1839–1928), only Confederate general who was a native-born Texan
Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1838–1898), Confederate general, Governor of Texas, President of Texas A&M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University
Cathie Adams (born 1950), chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, 2009–2010
Fred Agnich (1913–2004), Texas state representative, member of the "Dirty 30" in 1971; oilman, rancher, conservationist[2]
Elsa Alcala (born 1964), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from Houston since 2011
Elizabeth Alexander (born 1979), press secretary for U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden
Bruce Alger (1918–2015), Republican U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district, based in Dallas County, 1955 to 1965
Joseph Hugh Allen (1940–2008), another of the "Dirty 30" of the Texas House of Representatives
Rodney Anderson (born 1968), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Grand Prairie
Betty Andujar (1912–1997), first Republican woman to serve in the Texas State Senate (1973–1983); Pennsylvania native.
Ernest Angelo (born 1934), oilman, mayor of Midland from 1972 to 1980, and Texas Republican national committeeman, 1976–1996
Bob Armstrong (1932–2015), member of the Texas House of Representatives for Travis County from 1963 to 1971; Commissioner of the General Land Office from 1971 to 1983
David Berchelmann (born 1947), judge of two state district courts and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; lawyer in his native San Antonio
Leo Berman (born 1936), former state representative from Tyler
Nandita Berry (born 1968), current and outgoing Secretary of State of Texas, 2014–2015
Paul Bettencourt (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas State Senate from Houston, effective January 2015
Teel Bivins (1947–2009), state senator from Amarillo and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
William H. Bledsoe (1869-1936), member of both houses of the legislature from Lubbock, 1915-1929; co-authored the bill establishing Texas Tech University
Bill Blythe (born ca. 1935), Houston Realtor and Republican state representative from Harris County, 1971 to 1983
Robert Lee Bobbitt (1888–1972), Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1927–1929), state attorney general (1929–1930)
Elton Bomer (born 1935), former state representative from Anderson County and former Texas Secretary of State
Henry Bonilla (born 1954), former U.S. representative from San Antonio
Dennis Bonnen (born 1972), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brazoria County since 1997
Greg Bonnen (born 1966), neurosurgeon and state representative from Galveston County; brother of Dennis Bonnen
Charles Robert Borchers (1943–1997), district attorney for Webb County 1973–1980[3]
Jeffrey S. Boyd (born 1961), associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court since 2012
Stephen Broden (born 1952), politician, professor, businessman, activist
Louis H. Bruni (born 1949), businessman and politician
J. E. "Buster" Brown (born 1940), politician and lobbyist
Esther Buckley (1948–2013), member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights; educator in Laredo
Orville Bullington (1882–1956), Texas Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1932
Cindy Burkett (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County
DeWayne Burns (born 1972), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Johnson and Bosque counties since 2015
Joel Burns (born 1969), Fort Worth city councilman who spoke out against bullying of LGBT youth
George C. Butte (1877–1940), Texas Republican gubernatorial nominee, 1924
Angie Chen Button (born 1954), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County
C
Frank Kell Cahoon (1934–2013), Midland oilman and Republican former state representative
Erwin Cain (born 1960), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sulphur Springs
Bill Callegari (born 1941), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, 2001–2015
Donna Campbell (born 1954), Texas state senator and physician from New Braunfels
Francisco Canseco (born 1949), former U.S. representative from San Antonio
Kent Caperton (born 1949), lobbyist, former state senator
J. Allen Carnes (born 1975), mayor of Uvalde, Texas, since 2012; unsuccessful Republican candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner in the 2014 primary election
John Carona (born 1955), state senator from Dallas County from 1996 to 2015
Victor G. Carrillo (born 1965), member of the Texas Railroad Commission, 2003–2011
Stefani Carter (born 1978), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2011; first African-American female Republican to serve in the state House
Carlos Cascos (born 1952), incoming Secretary of State of Texas in the Abbott administration
Carter Casteel (born 1942), female, former educator, county judge, and member of the Texas House of Representatives; attorney in New Braunfels
Phil Cates (1947–2014), state representative from Texas Panhandle, 1971–1979; thereafter lobbyist in Austin
Henry E. Catto, Jr. (1930–2011), U.S. diplomat, businessman
Lauro Cavazos (born 1927), U.S. Secretary of Education in the George H. W. Bush administration, first Hispanic U.S. Cabinet officer
Francis Cherry (1908–1965), governor of Arkansas from 1953 to 1955, born in Fort Worth
Richard M. Chitwood (1878-1926), state representative from Sweetwater, 1921-1925; first business manager of Texas Tech University
Wayne Christian (born 1950), Republican former state representative from Center and Nacogdoches; candidate for Texas Railroad Commission in 2014
Frank Corte, Jr. (born 1959), member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio from 1993 to 2011
Tom Craddick (born 1943), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Midland; former Speaker
Juanita Craft (1902–1985), Dallas city council member, civil rights activist
Brandon Creighton (born 1970), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Conroe; House Majority Leader (2013), attorney, businessman, and rancher
Robert Eckels (born 1957), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston (1983–1995) and county judge of Harris County (1995–2007)
Paul Eggers (1919–2013), Republican gubernatorial nominee in both 1968 and 1970
Gary Elkins (born 1955), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston since 1995
Ed Emmett (born 1949), Harris County administrative county judge since 2007; Republican member of the Texas House from 1979 to 1987
Pat Fallon (born 1967), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Denton County
David Farabee (born 1964), former state representative from Wichita Falls
Ray Farabee (1932–2014), former state senator from Wichita Falls
Marsha Farney (born 1958), state representative from Williamson County since 2013; member of the Texas State Board of Education 2011–2013; businesswoman and former educator
James E. "Pa" Ferguson (1871–1944), governor of Texas (1915–1917), impeached, convicted, and removed from office
Ron Givens (born 1952), first African-American Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1882; served from Lubbock County from 1985 to 1989; a Realtor in Lubbock
Craig Goldman (born 1968), member of the Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth[4]
Tony Goolsby (born 1933), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County from 1989 to 2009
Blake Gottesman (born 1980), aide to President George W. Bush
Phil Gramm (born 1942), former United States Senator
Rick Green (born 1970), former state representative and motivational speaker
Tom Greenwell (1956–2013)
Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), one-time mayor of Kerrville and state legislator
Henry C. Grover (1927–2005), state legislator, 1972 Republican gubernatorial nominee
Kent Grusendorf (born 1939), former state representative from Arlington
Joe A. Guerra (1934–2010), politician
Lena Guerrero (1957–2008), politician
H–I
Bob Hall (born 1942), Texas state senator from Van Zandt County
Rick Hardcastle (born 1956), Republican former member of the Texas House form Wilbarger County
Doug Harlan (1943–2008), Republican political consultant, author, lawyer, educator, public official from San Antonio
Patricia Harless (born 1963), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from northwestern Harris County since 2007
Linda Harper-Brown (born 1948), Republican member of the Texas House from Irving in Dallas County
O.H. "Ike" Harris (born 1932), state senator from Dallas County (1967–1995), author of Texas' parimutuel betting law
Will Ford Hartnett (born 1956), Dallas lawyer and Republican member of the Texas House from 1991 to 2013
Thomas E. Hayden (born 1967), mayor of Flower Mound, Texas
Grady Hazlewood (1902–1989), state senator, author of farm-to-market road program in Texas
Joseph P. Heflin (born 1952), former state representative from Crosbyton, defeated November 2, 2010
Talmadge L. Heflin (born 1940), former state representative from Harris County, defeated November 2004; current director of the Center for Fiscal Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation in Austin
Glenn Hegar (born 1970), state senator and Republican candidate for state comptroller in 2014
Tom Mechler (born c. 1957), Texas Republican state chairman since 2015; oil and gas consultant in Amarillo
Debra Medina (born 1962), 2010 Texas Republican gubernatorial primary candidate, lost nomination to Rick Perry; candidate for state comptroller in 2014 Republican primary
William C. Meier (born 1940), state senator, holds world filibuster record; lost race for attorney general in 1982
Walter Mengden (born 1926), state representative and state senator from Harris County, 1971–1983
Will Metcalf (born 1984), state representative from Montgomery County since 2015
Fred Meyer (1927–2012), state Republican chairman from 1988 to 1994 and Dallas businessman
Morgan Meyer (born 1974), state representative from Dallas County since 2015; attorney with Bracewell & Giuliani
Lawrence E. Meyers (born 1947), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1993
Doug Miller (born 1954), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Comal County; former mayor and city council member of New Braunfels
Rick Miller (born 1946), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sugar Land; former Republican party chairman in Fort Bend County
Hilmar Moore (1920–2012), mayor of Richmond, Texas, from 1949 to 2012, the longest tenure of any elected official in U.S. history
William T. "Bill" Moore (1918–1999), state senator from Bryan, known as the "Bull of the Brazos" and the "father of the modern Texas A&M University"
Geanie Morrison (born 1950), member of the Texas House of Representative from Victoria County since 1999
Steve Munisteri (born 1957), chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, 2010–2015
Jim Murphy (born 1957), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 133 in Houston, 2007–2009 and since 2011
N–O
David Newell (born 1971), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9; Houston attorney
Joe Nixon (born 1956), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 133 (1995–2007)
James Robertson Nowlin (born 1937), United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas; one of the first two Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Bexar County in the Texas House of Representatives
James E. Nugent (born 1922), former Democratic member of the Texas Railroad Commission and the Texas House of Representatives
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), governor of Texas and U.S. senator
Dora Olivo (born 1943), attorney and former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Bend County
Rob Orr (born 1955), member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2005 from Johnson County
John Otto (born 1948), member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2005 from Liberty County
Dade Phelan (born 1975), Republican state representative from Beaumont
Larry Phillips, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sherman
Thomas R. Phillips (born 1949), former Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court
George Pierce (born 1941), Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives (1979–1993) from San Antonio; president of Texas and Southern Railroad, Inc.
David J. Porter (born 1954), member of the Railroad Commission of Texas, elected November 2, 2010
Robert "Bob" Price (1927–2004), U.S. representative from Pampa in Texas Panhandle
Tom Price (born 1945), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1997–2015, and the Dallas-based 282nd Court, 1987–1997
Walter Thomas Price, IV (born 1968), state representative from Amarillo, first elected November 2, 2010
Graham B. Purcell, Jr. (1919–2011), U.S. representative from Texas' 13th congressional district from 1962 to 1973; Wichita Falls lawyer
R
Jack Rains, former Texas secretary of state
John N. Raney (born 1947), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brazos County since 2011
Bennett Ratliff (born 1961), member of the Texas House of Representative from Dallas County (2013–2015)
Bert Richardson (born 1956), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; resides in San Antonio
Tom Rickhoff (born 1944), state court, appeals, and probate court judge in San Antonio
Matt Rinaldi (born 1975), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2015
Allan Ritter (born 1954), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Jefferson and Orange counties since 1999
Roy R. Rubottom, Jr. (1912–2010), United States diplomat
Jim Rudd (born 1943), lawyer and lobbyist in Austin; former Texas state representative from Brownfield
Sa–Sl
Paul Sadler (born 1955), former state representative, Democrat U.S. Senate nominee in 2012, lost to Republican Ted Cruz
Pete Saenz (born 1951), mayor of Laredo, Texas, since November 12, 2014
Joe Sage (1920–1977), one of the first two Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Bexar County in the Texas House of Representatives
Ezequiel D. Salinas (1908–2007), South Texas Hispanic politician
Scott Sanford (born 1963), member of the Texas House of Representatives from McKinney; Certified Public Accountant and executive pastor of Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church in Allen, Texas
Mario Santos, Jr. (1940–2014), sheriff of Webb County, Texas, from 1977 to 1988
Tom Schieffer (born 1947), United States diplomat, brother of CBS anchorman Bob Schieffer
Mike Schofield (born 1969), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County since 2015; former policy advisor to Governor Rick Perry
Alan Schoolcraft (born 1952), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio
Leighton Schubert (born c. 1982), member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 13; lawyer in Caldwell, Texas
Kenneth Sheets (born 1976), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas
J. D. Sheffield (born 1960), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Coryell County since 2013; physician in Gatesville
Ralph Sheffield (born 1955), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bell County, 2008 to 2015
Mark M. Shelton (born 1956), pediatrician and member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 97 (Fort Worth) from 2009 to 2013
John Ben Shepperd (1915–1990), attorney general of Texas (1953–1957)
Max R. Sherman (born 1935), state senator (1971–1977), West Texas A&M University president
John Shields, former state representative from San Antonio
E L Short (born 1925), former member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Lynn County
David McAdams Sibley (born 1948), attorney-lobbyist, former Texas state senator (1991–2002) and mayor of Waco (1987–1988)
Bill Siebert (born 1947), member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio (1993–2001)
Ron Simmons (born 1960), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Carrollton since 2013
Ryan Sitton (born 1975), Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commission in November 4, 2014 general election
Sm–Sz
Preston Smith (1912–2003), governor (1969–1973) and lieutenant governor (1963–1969) of Texas
Steven Wayne Smith (born 1961), member of the Texas Supreme Court (2002–2005)
Wayne Smith (born 1943), member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 128 in Harris County since 2003
John T. Smithee (born 1951), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Amarillo since 1985
Barry Smitherman (born 1957), departing member of the Texas Railroad Commission; unsuccessful candidate for attorney general in 2014
Clay Smothers (1935–2004), member of the Texas House of Representatives; operator of St. Paul Industrial Training School orphanage in Malakoff, Texas; radio personality
W. E. "Pete" Snelson (1923–2014), member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Midland
Burt Solomons (born 1950), Denton County lawyer and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1995 to 2013
Todd Staples (born 1963), Texas agriculture commissioner; candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014
Ken Starr (born 1946), federal judge, Solicitor General, and Independent Counsel during the Clinton Administration
William Steger (1920–2006), U.S. District Judge
Phil Stephenson (born 1945), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wharton
Jonathan Stickland (born 1983), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Tarrant County since 2013
Steve Stockman (born 1956), member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas; candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2014
George William Strake, Jr. (born 1935), Texas secretary of state (1979–1981), Houston businessman and philanthropist[6]
Dwayne Stovall (born 1966), Cleveland businessman and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn in primary election scheduled March 4, 2014
Carole Strayhorn (born 1939), Texas comptroller (1999–2007), former railroad commissioner, former mayor of Austin
Raymond Strother (born 1940) political consultant, native of Port Arthur
T–V
Michael Quinn Sullivan (born 1970), reporter, political activist, president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Robert Talton (born 1945), former police office, attorney, and member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County from 1993 to 2009; candidate for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court in the 2014 Republican primary
Jack Taylor (1907-1995), Arizona Republican politician born in Sonora and former resident of Brownwood[7]
Buddy Temple (born 1942), businessman, state representative from Angelina County, and railroad commissioner
Ed Thompson (born 1950), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brazoria County since 2013
Ernest O. Thompson (1892–1966), Texas Railroad Commissioner, mayor of Amarillo, expert on petroleum production and conservation
Tano Tijerina (born 1974), former professional baseball player for Milwaukee Brewers and incoming County Judge of Webb County in 2015
Tony Tinderholt (born 1970), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlington
Raul Torres (born 1956), former state representative from Nueces County
Steve Toth (born 1960), member of the Texas House of Representatives, 2013–2015, from The Woodlands
John G. Tower (1925–1991), first Republican United States Senator from Texas since Reconstruction
Vidal M. Trevino (1929–2006), state representative and school superintendent from Laredo
Morris W. Turner (1931–2008), mayor of Lubbock (1972–1974)
Lupe Valdez (born 1947), only female elected sheriff in Texas
Corbin Van Arsdale (born 1969), former state representative from Harris County, 2003–2008; lawyer and lobbyist in Austin
Gary VanDeaver (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bowie County, effective 2015
Jason Villalba (born 1971), state representative from Dallas County since 2013; Dallas attorney with Haynes and Boone
Molly S. White (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bell County
Michael L. Williams (born 1953), director of the Texas Education Agency, former Texas Railroad Commissioner, former assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
John Roger Williams (born 1949), Republican U.S. representative from Texas, former Texas secretary of state, and former professional baseball player
Barry Williamson (born 1957), Republican former member of the Texas Railroad Commission
Ric Williamson (1952–2007), state representative; chairman of Texas Transportation Commission
Phil Wilson (born 1967), Texas secretary of state (2007–2008)
Will Wilson (1912–2005), Texas attorney general (1957–1963), Texas Supreme Court justice (1951–1956)
Arlene Wohlgemuth (born 1947), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Johnson County from 1995 to 2005; executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation; ran unsuccessfully against Chet Edwards for Congress in 2004
Paul Womack (born 1947), member of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1997–2015, resides in Georgetown in Williamson County
Jared Woodfill (born 1968), Houston attorney and chairman of the Harris County Republican Party, 2002 to 2014
Paul D. Workman (born 1951), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin since 2011
John Lee Wortham (1862–1924), Texas Railroad Commissioner and Secretary of State, businessman
Clymer Wright (1932–2011), political activist; father of municipal term limits in Houston
Bob (1909–1983), Joe (1911–1980), and Merle Shelton (1917–1982), country musicians, The Shelton Brothers
Chad Shelton (born 1971), opera singer
Harry Sheppard (born 1928), jazz vibraphonist
John Sheridan (born 1946), jazz pianist
Amanda Shires (born 1982), country singer-songwriter, fiddler
Michelle Shocked (born 1962), singer-songwriter, musician
Horst Simco (born 1982), rapper known as RiFF RAFF/ JODY HiGHROLLER/ iCEBURG SiMPSON/ NEON iCON/ VERSACE PYTHON/ KOKAYNE DAWKiNZ/ THE FREESTYLE SCiENTiST/ JODY 3 MOONS/ THE PEACH PANTHER
Jade Simmons (born 1977), classical pianist; was also Miss Illinois
Rogers Hornsby (1896–1963), Hall of Fame infielder, manager; .358 career batting average, two-time NL MVP, earned two Triple Crowns, All-Century Team, first-team MLB All-Time Team
Aubrey Huff (born 1976), former MLB infielder and outfielder
James E. Lyon (1927–1993), real estate developer, banker, and Republican politician in Houston
John Mackey (born 1953), CEO, Whole Foods Market
Herbert Marcus (1878–1950), co-founder and CEO of Neiman Marcus
Minnie Lichtenstein Marcus (1882–1979), vice-president of Neiman Marcus, horticulturist
Stanley Marcus (1905–2002), president and CEO of Neiman Marcus
Irving Allen Mathews (1917–1994), retail executive, Federal Reserve Bank board chairman
Glenn McCarthy (1907–1988), oil tycoon, entrepreneur; inspired the character Jett Rink in Giant
Red McCombs (born 1927), businessman, has owned several professional sports franchises
Giles McCrary (1919–2011), oil operator, rancher, art collector, philanthropist
Eugene McDermott (1899–1973), founder of Texas Instruments, geophysicist, philanthropist
William Johnson McDonald (1844–1926), banker, philanthropist
Algur H. Meadows (1899–1978), oilman, philanthropist
George P. Mitchell (1919–2013), billionaire oilman, real estate developer, philanthropist
John T. Montford (born 1943), businessman in San Antonio, former chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, former state senator and district attorney from Lubbock
Barry Munitz (born 1941), corporation and foundation executive, university administrator
N–R
Raymond Nasher (1921–2007), real estate developer (NorthPark Center), art collector
George Neel, Jr. (1930–2015), businessman, rancher, community figure from his native Laredo, Texas
Abraham Lincoln Neiman (1875–1970), co-founder of Neiman Marcus
Carrie Marcus Neiman (1883–1953), co-founder and CEO of Neiman Marcus
B.P. Newman (1927–2008), entrepreneur, developer, and philanthropist from Laredo
Bill Noël (1914–1987), oil industrialist and philanthropist from Odessa
Peter O'Donnell (born 1924), investor, philanthropist, Republican state party chairman from 1962 to 1969; leader of the Draft Goldwater Committee in 1963–1964
William O'Neil (born 1933), entrepreneur, stockbroker, writer, founded Investor's Business Daily
Marc Ostrofsky (born 1961), venture capitalist, entrepreneur, investor, author
Ross Perot (1930 – 2019), entrepreneur, founder of EDS & Perot Systems, and 1992 U.S. Presidential candidate
Bob J. Perry (1932–2013), homebuilder, political supporter
Stephen Samuel Perry (1825–1874), manager of Peach Point Plantation, preserved historical manuscripts
T. Boone Pickens (born 1928), energy entrepreneur, philanthropist
Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim (born 1928), founder, chairman, and principal owner of Pilgrim's Pride
Bernard Rapoport (1917–2012), entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, business executive
Kent Rathbun (born 1961), chef, restaurateur
Sid W. Richardson (1891–1959), oilman, cattleman, philanthropist
Rich Riley (born 1973), Senior Vice President & Managing Director of Yahoo! EMEA
Montie Ritchie (1910–1999), owner and manager of JA Ranch from 1935 to 1993
Marvin Travis Runyon (1924–2004), business executive, U.S. Postmaster General
Norma V. Cantu (born 1954), civil rights lawyer, educator
Ronald H. Clark (born 1953), judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, based in Beaumont; former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sherman, Texas
Elma Salinas Ender (born 1953), first Hispanic female to serve on a state district court in Texas; judge of the 341st Judicial District, based in Laredo, from 1983 to 2012[13]
Marshall Formby (1911–1984), former Texas State Senator, attorney, and radio station owner from Plainview
Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen Gammel (1854–1931), editor and publisher of The Laws of Texas 1822–1897
Louise Raggio (1919–2011), attorney, first female prosecutor in Texas
John Ben Shepperd (1915–1990), attorney general of Texas (1953–1957)
David McAdams Sibley (born 1948), attorney-lobbyist, former Texas state senator (1991–2002) and mayor of Waco (1987–1988)
Ken Starr (born 1946), attorney, federal judge, Solicitor General, and Independent Counsel during the Clinton Administration
Craig Watkins (born 1967), first African-American district attorney in Texas, Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year 2008
Will Wilson (1912–2005), Texas attorney general (1957–1963), Texas Supreme Court justice (1951–1956)
Mark Yudof (born 1944), law professor, university chancellor
Law enforcement
James B. Gillett (1856–1937), lawman, member of Texas Ranger Hall of Fame
TJ Goree (1835–1905), superintendent of penitentiaries in Texas, namesake of the Goree Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Confederate Army captain, attorney
Linda Stouffer (born 1970), television news anchor
Clinton Howard Swindle (1945–2004), investigative newspaper journalist, author
Harold Taft (1922–1991), television meteorologist
Thomas Thompson (1933–1982), investigative journalist for Life magazine, author
Bascom N. Timmons (1890–1987), opened news bureau in Washington to serve newspapers in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, and Ohio; native of Amarillo.
Jack Tinsley (1935–2004), newspaper executive editor
Frank X. Tolbert (1912–1984), author, historian, journalist, restaurateur
Karen Tumulty (born 1955), newspaper correspondent
Juan M. Vasquez (born 1944), journalist
Rob Walker (born 1968), journalist, author
Todd Wagner (born 1960), internet broadcasting pioneer
Richie Whitt (born 1964), sports columnist, radio personality
Edwin "Big Ed" Wilkes (1931–1998), Lubbock radio personality
Greg Williams (born 1960), sports radio host
Robert Wilonsky (born 1968), newspaper columnist, critic
Lawrence Wright (born 1947), journalist, author of The Looming Tower
Marvin Zindler (1921–2007), television journalist
Science, including medicine
A–K
Muthu Alagappan (born c. 1990), sports statistician
Nima Arkani-Hamed (born 1972), theoretical physicist
R. Palmer Beasley (1936–2012), physician, public health educator, epidemiologist
Angela Belcher (born 1967), materials scientist, biological engineer, MIT professor, MacArthur Fellow
Bruce Beutler (born 1957), immunologist, geneticist, won Nobel Prize in Medicine
Bob Biard (born 1931), electrical engineer; invented the GaAs infrared light-emitting diode (LED), the optical isolator, the Schottky transistor, and MOS ROM
Gail Borden (1801–1874), inventor of condensed milk and other foodstuffs, surveyor, publisher
T. Berry Brazelton (born 1918), pediatrician, author, syndicated columnist
Alan Lomax (1915–2002), folk singer, guitarist, ethnomusicologist, folklorist
John Lomax (1867–1948), musicologist, folklorist
Edgar Odell Lovett (1871–1957), educator, college administrator, first president of Rice University
Juan L. Maldonado (born 1948), president of Laredo Community College since 2007
Charles R. Matthews (born c. 1939), former Texas Railroad Commissioner and chancellor-emeritus of the Texas State University System
Martin V. Melosi (born 1947), environmental and urban historian at University of Houston
Kenneth R. Mladenka (born 1943), political scientist at Texas A&M University who researched in urban studies
Francis Joseph Mullin (1906–1997), president of Shimer College[15]
Barry Munitz (born 1941), corporation and foundation executive, chancellor of University of Houston System and California State University System
J. Milton Nance (1913–1997), historian who specialized in 19th century Texas at Texas A&M University
Hasan Bülent Paksoy (born 1948), historian, literary critic
Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr. (1873–1945), linguist, folklorist, English professor
Anna Pennybacker (1861–1938), educator, author, social activist
Albert Reyes, executive of Baptist charity, university president
Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1838–1898), Confederate general, Governor of Texas, President of Texas A&M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University
Henry C. Schmidt (born 1937), historian, specialist in Latin American affairs
Marilyn McAdams Sibley (1921–2006), historian, professor
John Silber (1926–2012), president and chancellor of Boston University
Ruth J. Simmons (born 1945), first female African-American president of a major college (Smith College), first African-American president of an Ivy League college (Brown University)
Thomas Vernor Smith (1890–1964), philosopher, scholar, educator, U.S. representative
Jean A. Stuntz (born 1957), historian of women's studies
Jerry D. Thompson (born 1943), historian of Texas and the Southwestern United States
Leon Toubin (born 1928), Jewish civic leader, philanthropist, and historian
Decherd Turner (1922–2002), bibliophile, book collector, librarian, minister
Betty Miller Unterberger (1922–2012), the first woman faculty member at Texas A&M University (1968–2004) and the first president (1986) of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Ernest Wallace (1906–1985), historian of Texas and the southern Great Plains
Sudie L. Williams (1872–1940), music educator
Roger L. Worsley (born 1937), president of Laredo Community College, 1985 to 1995
Susan Youens (born 1947), musicologist, music professor, author
Mark Yudof (born 1944), law professor, university chancellor
Clergy
A–M
George Washington Baines (1809–1882), Baptist
Kathleen Baskin-Ball (1958–2008), Methodist
Norman A. Beck (born 1933), Lutheran pastor, professor
T. Cullen Davis (born 1933), heir to oil fortune, arrested for murder and solicitation; acquitted of criminal charges but held responsible in wrongful death lawsuit
Billie Sol Estes (1925–2013), businessman convicted of fraud
Anna Fermanova (born 1986), alleged Russian spy and smuggler
Ralph Fults (1911–1993), outlaw, associated with Bonnie and Clyde
Raymond Hamilton (1913–1935), member of Bonnie and Clyde's gang; executed
Texas Seven, group of prison escapees who caused a national manhunt after a crime spree in December 2000, apprehended in January 2001 due to America's Most Wanted
Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancehall girl, prostitute, and brothel owner better known as Squirrel-tooth Alice
Bernie Tiede (born 1958), convicted murderer, subject of the 2011 film Bernie
Edgar Valdez Villarreal (born 1973), "La Barbie", drug trafficker
Charles "Tex" Watson (born 1945), convicted murderer, former member of the Charles Manson "Family"
Susan Wright (born 1976), convicted murderer
Andrea Yates (born 1964), drowned her five children in the bathtub of her house
Diane Zamora (born 1978), convicted, along with her boyfriend, David Graham, in notorious "cadet murder" case
Others
A–M
Amarillo Slim (Thomas Preston, Jr.) (1928–2012), poker champion
Steven Berk (born 1949), physician who was kidnapped from his home in Amarillo in 2005; wrote Anatomy of a Kidnapping: A Doctor's Story to show how the ordeal changed his perspective on life
Tom Blasingame (1898–1989), oldest cowboy in the history of the American West
Joseph Sterling Bridwell (1885–1966), oilman, rancher, and philanthropist from Wichita Falls[16]
James Byrd, Jr. (1949–1998), murder victim, Texas hate crime and later federal law passed in his honor
Chukwu octuplets: Ebuka, Chidi, Echerem, Chima, Ikem, Jioke, Gorom (all born 1998), and Odera (1998–1998), first recorded live-born set of octuplets in U.S.
George B. Jackson (1850–1900), former slave turned Republican politician in San Angelo, Texas
Mifflin Kenedy (1818–1895), rancher and steamboat operator; co-owner of King Ranch, namesake of Kenedy County and the city of Kenedy in Karnes County
Clarence Hailey Long (1910–1978), Texas cowboy who inspired the Marlboro Man cigarette advertising campaign
John McClamrock (1956–2008), whose life as a quadraplegic following a football injury was profiled by journalist Skip Hollandsworth in an award-winning story
Jessica McClure (born 1986), "Baby Jessica", rescued after falling into a well
Norma McCorvey (born 1947), as "Jane Roe," was the plaintiff in the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade