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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Greg Abbott
Government
13-Nov-1957   Governor of Texas
Joe Allbaugh
Government
27-Jul-1952   FEMA Director, 2001-03
Richard H. Anderson
Business
1956   CEO of Delta Airlines
Robert B. Anderson
Government
4-Jun-1910 14-Aug-1989 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61
Michael A. Andrews
Politician
7-Feb-1944   Congressman from Texas, 1983-95
Carin M. Barth
Business
c. 1962   President of LB Capital, Inc.
Robert Bass
Business
c. 1948   Billionaire
Louis Beecherl
Business
10-Feb-1926 5-Jul-2011 CEO, Texas Oil & Gas 1957-77
Fortunato P. Benavides
Judge
3-Feb-1947   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-1921 23-May-2006 US Senator, Treasury Secretary
E. Glenn Biggs
Business
1933   Biggs & Co.
Eric M. Bost
Diplomat
c. 1952   US Ambassador to South Africa
Scott A. Brister
Judge
8-Jan-1955   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Lee P. Brown
Politician
4-Oct-1937   Mayor of Houston, 1998-2004
Albert G. Bustamante
Politician
8-Apr-1935   Congressman from Texas, 1985-93
John R. Butler, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   JR Butler and Company
Milton Carroll
Business
c. 1950   Instrument Products, Inc.
John Carter
Politician
6-Nov-1941   Congressman, Texas 31st
Jim Chapman
Politician
8-Mar-1945   Congressman from Texas, 1985-97
James W. Cicconi
Attorney
1952   EVP Legislative Affairs at AT&T
Tom C. Clark
Judge
23-Sep-1899 13-Jun-1977 US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-67
Ronald D. Coleman
Politician
29-Nov-1941   Congressman from Texas, 1983-97
Jesse Martin Combs
Politician
7-Jul-1889 21-Aug-1953 Congressman from Texas, 1945-53
Mike Conaway
Politician
11-Jun-1948   Congressman, Texas 11th
Judith B. Craven
Administrator
c. 1944   Former United Way official
Ted Cruz
Politician
22-Dec-1970   US Senator from Texas
Justin Dart, Jr.
Activist
29-Aug-1930 22-Jun-2002 Father of the Americans with Disabilities Act
David Dewhurst
Politician
18-Aug-1945   Lt. Governor of Texas
Ronnie Earle
Government
23-Feb-1942   Travis County, TX District Attorney
Jennifer W. Elrod
Judge
6-Sep-1966   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Alan D. Feld
Attorney
c. 1937   Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Gus Garcia
Politician
1934   Mayor of Austin, 2001-03
John Nance Garner
Politician
22-Nov-1868 7-Nov-1967 US Vice President, 1933-41
Emilio M. Garza
Judge
1-Aug-1947   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Tony Garza
Diplomat
c. 1958   US Ambassador to Mexico
Louie Gohmert
Politician
18-Aug-1953   Congressman, Texas 1st
Alberto Gonzales
Government
4-Aug-1955   US Attorney General, 2005-07
Charlie Gonzalez
Politician
5-May-1945   Congressman from Texas, 1999-2013
Henry B. Gonzalez
Politician
3-May-1916 28-Nov-2000 Congressman from Texas, 1961-99
Kay Granger
Politician
18-Jan-1943   Congresswoman, Texas 12th
Al Green
Politician
1-Sep-1947   Congressman, Texas 9th
Paul W. Green
Judge
6-Mar-1952   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Thomas Watt Gregory
Government
6-Nov-1861 26-Feb-1933 US Attorney General, 1914-19
Anthony W. Hall, Jr.
Politician
c. 1944   CAO, Houston, TX
Ralph Hall
Politician
3-May-1923   Congressman, Texas 4th
Kent Hance
Politician
14-Nov-1942   Chancellor, Texas Tech University
Phil Hardberger
Politician
27-Jul-1934   Mayor of San Antonio
Catharina Haynes
Judge
9-Nov-1963   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Nathan L. Hecht
Judge
15-Aug-1949   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Dealey D. Herndon
Business
c. 1947   Herndon, Stauch & Associates
Oveta Culp Hobby
Publisher
19-Jan-1905 16-Aug-1995 Houston Post President, 1955-83
Paul W. Hobby
Business
c. 1960   Genesis Park LP
James R. Huffines
Business
c. 1951   PlainsCapital
David R. Hunter
Administrator
17-May-1916 25-Nov-2000 Progressive fund advisor
Alphonso Jackson
Government
9-Sep-1945   US Secretary of HUD, 2004-08
Clay Johnson
Government
c. 1946   OMB Deputy Director
Phil Johnson
Judge
c. 1943   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Nancy G. Kinder
Philanthropist
?   Wife of Richard Kinder
Ron Kirk
Politician
27-Jun-1954   US Trade Representative
Robert C. Krueger
Politician
19-Sep-1935   Congressman from Texas, 1975-79
Nick Lampson
Politician
14-Feb-1945   Former Congressman from Texas
Mark Langdale
Diplomat
1954   US Ambassador to Costa Rica
Fritz G. Lanham
Politician
3-Jan-1880 31-Jul-1965 Congressman from Texas, 1919-47
Samuel W. T. Lanham
Politician
4-Jul-1846 19-Jul-1908 Governor of Texas, 1903-07
Greg Laughlin
Politician
21-Jan-1942   Congressman from Texas, 1989-95
Sheila Jackson Lee
Politician
12-Jan-1950   Congresswoman, Texas 18th
Brad Livingston
Government
c. 1962   Executive Director, Texas Criminal Justice Dept.
Janiece M. Longoria
Attorney
1953   Ogden, Gibson, Broocks & Longoria
Michael McCaul
Politician
14-Jan-1962   Congressman, Texas 10th
Myra McDaniel
Attorney
13-Dec-1932 25-Feb-2010 Texas Secretary of State, 1984-87
David Medina
Judge
23-Jul-1958   Texas Supreme Court, 2004-12
Harriet Miers
Government
10-Aug-1945   White House Counsel, 2005-07
Michael J. Moncrief
Politician
?   Mayor of Fort Worth
John T. Montford
Politician
28-Jun-1943   Chancellor, Texas Tech University, 1996-2001
Harriet O'Neill
Judge
20-Apr-1957   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
James C. Oberwetter
Diplomat
3-Nov-1944   US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 2004-06
Lyndon L. Olson
Diplomat
1947   US Ambassador to Sweden, 1998-2001
Solomon Ortiz
Politician
3-Jun-1937   Congressman from Texas, 1983-2011
Rod Paige
Government
17-Jun-1933   US Secretary of Education, 2000-04
Annise Parker
Politician
17-May-1956   Mayor of Houston
William N. Patman
Politician
26-Mar-1927 9-Dec-2008 Congressman from Texas, 1981-85
Wright Patman
Politician
6-Aug-1893 7-Mar-1976 Congressman from Texas, 1929-76
Thomas W. Pauken
Activist
11-Jun-1944   Conservative activist
Rick Perry
Politician
4-Mar-1950   Governor of Texas, 2000-15
Jake Pickle
Politician
11-Oct-1913 18-Jun-2005 Congressman from Texas, 1963-95
Ted Poe
Politician
13-Oct-1948   Congressman, Texas 2nd
Edward C. Prado
Judge
7-Jun-1947   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Thomas M. Reavley
Judge
21-Jun-1921   5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-90
Silvestre Reyes
Politician
10-Nov-1944   Congressman from Texas, 1997-2013
Ciro Rodriguez
Politician
9-Dec-1946   Congressman from Texas, 1997-2005 and 2007-11
Max Sandlin
Politician
29-Sep-1952   Congressman from Texas, 1997-2005
Jerry E. Smith
Judge
7-Nov-1946   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Lamar Smith
Politician
19-Nov-1947   Congressman, Texas 21st
Margaret Spellings
Government
20-Nov-1957   Secretary of Education
Arthur Temple III
Politician
c. 1942   Texas Railroad Commission, 1981-86
Larry E. Temple
Attorney
26-Dec-1935   President, LBJ Foundation
Ernest O. Thompson
Politician
24-Mar-1892 28-Jun-1966 Mayor of Amarillo, 1929-32
Jim Turner
Politician
6-Feb-1946   Congressman from Texas, 1997-2005
Chase Untermeyer
Diplomat
7-Mar-1946   US Ambassador to Qatar
Dale Wainwright
Judge
19-Jun-1961   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Roger Wallace
Business
?   Lobbyist, Investamex
Mark White
Politician
17-Mar-1940   Governor of Texas, 1983-87
Harry Whittington
Attorney
3-Mar-1927   Shot by Dick Cheney
Don R. Willett
Judge
16-Jul-1966   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Ralph Yarborough
Politician
8-Jun-1903 27-Jan-1996 US Senator from Texas, 1957-71
Kneeland C. Youngblood
Business
13-Dec-1955   Pharos Capital Group




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