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Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), leader of 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of House for both Republic of Texas and state of Texas; Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian; John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at Battle of Palmito Ranch
Mary González (born 1983), state representative. [6] Ambrosio Guillen, Medal of Honor recipient Ambrosio Guillen, Medal of Honor recipient. Polly Harris (1924-1987), politician and theater enthusiast; Victoriano Huerta, former President of Mexico; Shoshana Johnson, POW
James A. Baker III, White House chief of staff, Secretary of State [27] Nandita Berry, Houston lawyer and 109th Secretary of State of Texas [28] Paul Bettencourt, member of the Texas State Senate from District 7 [29] Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com [30] Bill Blythe, Houston realtor and former state representative [31]
People born this day of the next year: 15 January. Primarily currently living people. Last update: 03:02, 15 January 2025 (UTC) (GMT), generally updated daily before noon.
This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Austin, Texas, and its surrounding metropolitan area. It does not include people whose only connection with the city is attending the University of Texas; see: List of University of Texas at Austin alumni .
David J. Porter, Republican, Texas Railroad Commission member, 2010–2016; Carol Schwartz, former member of the D.C. city council, raised in Midland; W. E. "Pete" Snelson, member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Midland; later an educational consultant in Austin; Clayton Williams, businessman and 1990 gubernatorial candidate
Feel free to ask any of these famous people who were born on Dec. 25 or 24 — at least, the ones still living. ... The founder of the Hilton hotel chain originally intended to purchase a bank in ...
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.