S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
1 |
James Pinckney Henderson |
19 February 1846 |
21 December 1847 |
Democratic |
Lincolnton, North Carolina |
2 |
George T. Wood |
21 December 1847 |
21 December 1849 |
Democratic |
Randolph County, Georgia |
3 |
Peter Hansborough Bell |
21 December 1849 |
23 November 1853 |
Democratic |
Culpeper County, Virginia |
4 |
James W. Henderson |
23 November 1853 |
21 December 1853 |
Democratic |
Sumner County, Tennessee |
5 |
Elisha M. Pease |
21 December 1853 |
21 December 1857 |
Unionist |
Enfield, Connecticut |
6 |
Hardin R. Runnels |
21 December 1857 |
21 December 1859 |
Democratic |
Mississippi |
7 |
Sam Houston |
21 December 1859 |
18 March 1861 |
Independent |
Rockbridge County, Virginia, U.S. |
8 |
Edward Clark |
18 March 1861 |
7 November 1861 |
Democratic |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
9 |
Francis R. Lubbock |
7 November 1861 |
5 November 1863 |
Democratic |
Beaufort, South Carolina |
10 |
Pendleton Murrah |
5 November 1863 |
17 June 1865 |
Democratic |
Alabama |
11 |
Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale |
11 June 1865 |
16 June 1865 |
Military |
Russellville, Kentucky |
12 |
Andrew J. Hamilton |
17 June 1865 |
9 August 1866 |
Democratic-Military |
Huntsville, Alabama |
13 |
James W. Throckmorton |
9 August 1866 |
8 August 1867 |
Democratic |
Sparta, Tennessee |
14 |
Elisha M. Pease |
8 June 1867 |
30 September 1869 |
Republican |
Enfield, Connecticut |
15 |
Edmund J. Davis |
8 January 1870 |
15 January 1874 |
Republican |
St. Augustine, Florida |
16 |
Richard Coke |
15 January 1874 |
21 December 1876 |
Democratic |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
17 |
Richard B. Hubbard |
21 December 1876 |
21 January 1879 |
Democratic |
Walton County, Georgia |
18 |
Oran M. Roberts |
21 January 1879 |
16 January 1883 |
Democratic |
South Carolina |
19 |
John Ireland |
16 January 1883 |
20 January 1887 |
Democratic |
Hart County, Kentucky |
20 |
Lawrence Sullivan Ross |
18 January 1887 |
20 January 1891 |
Democratic |
Bentonsport, Iowa Territory |
21 |
James Stephen Hogg |
20 January 1891 |
15 January 1895 |
Democratic |
Cherokee County, Texas |
22 |
Charles A. Culberson |
15 January 1895 |
17 January 1899 |
Democratic |
Dadeville, Alabama |
23 |
Joseph D. Sayers |
17 January 1899 |
20 January 1903 |
Democratic |
Grenada, Mississippi |
24 |
S. W. T. Lanham |
20 January 1903 |
15 January 1907 |
Democratic |
South Carolina |
25 |
Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
15 January 1907 |
17 January 1911 |
Democratic |
Rusk, Texas |
26 |
Oscar Branch Colquitt |
17 January 1911 |
19 January 1915 |
Democratic |
Camilla, Georgia, U.S. |
27 |
James E. “Pa” Ferguson |
19 January 1915 |
25 August 1917 |
Democratic |
Salado, Texas |
28 |
William P. Hobby |
25 August 1917 |
18 January 1921 |
Democratic |
Moscow, Texas |
29 |
Pat Morris Neff |
18 January 1921 |
20 January 1925 |
Democratic |
McGregor, Texas, USA |
30 |
Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson |
20 January 1925 |
17 January 1927 |
Democratic |
Bell County, Texas |
31 |
Dan Moody |
17 January 1927 |
20 January 1931 |
Democratic |
Taylor, Texas |
32 |
Ross S. Sterling |
20 January 1931 |
17 January 1933 |
Democratic |
Anahuac, Texas |
33 |
Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson |
17 January 1933 |
15 January 1935 |
Democratic |
Bell County, Texas |
34 |
James V. Allred |
15 January 1935 |
17 January 1939 |
Democratic |
Bowie, Montague County Texas, USA |
35 |
W. Lee O’Daniel |
17 January 1939 |
4 August 1941 |
Democratic |
Malta, Morgan County, Ohio |
36 |
Coke R. Stevenson |
4 August 1941 |
21 January 1947 |
Democratic |
Mason County, Texas, U.S. |
37 |
Beauford H. Jester |
21 January 1947 |
11 July 1949 |
Democratic |
Corsicana, Texas |
38 |
Allan Shivers |
11 July 1949 |
15 January 1957 |
Democratic |
Lufkin, Texas |
39 |
Price Daniel |
15 January 1957 |
15 January 1963 |
Democratic |
Dayton, Texas |
40 |
John Connally |
15 January 1963 |
21 January 1969 |
Democratic |
Floresville, Texas, U.S. |
41 |
Preston Smith |
21 January 1969 |
16 January 1973 |
Democratic |
Williamson County, Texas |
42 |
Dolph Briscoe |
16 January 1973 |
16 January 1979 |
Democratic |
Uvalde, Texas |
43 |
Bill Clements |
16 January 1979 |
18 January 1983 |
Republican |
Dallas, Texas |
44 |
Mark White |
18 January 1983 |
20 January 1987 |
Democratic |
Longview, Texas, U.S. |
45 |
Bill Clements |
20 January 1987 |
15 January 1991 |
Republican |
Dallas, Texas |
46 |
Ann Richards |
15 January 1991 |
17 January 1995 |
Democratic |
Lakeview, Texas, U.S. |
47 |
George W. Bush |
17 January 1995 |
21 December 2000 |
Republican |
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
48 |
Rick Perry |
21 December 2000 |
20 January 2015 |
Republican |
Paint Creek, Texas, U.S. |
49 |
Greg Abbott |
20 January 2015 |
Incumbent |
Republican |
Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. |