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John Roger Williams (born September 13, 1949) is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Texas's 25th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party , he served under Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of State of Texas from 2004 to 2007.
Williams is the first African-American to hold a statewide elected executive office in Texas history. Williams was appointed to the Texas Railroad Commission, a regulatory body that oversees the oil and natural gas industries, by then-Governor George W. Bush in 1999; he and won elections in 2000, 2002, and 2008 to retain the office before ...
Thomas David Williams, known as Tommy Williams (born December 17, 1956), [2] is a Republican former member of the Texas Senate, who represented District 4 in The Woodlands in Montgomery County in the Houston suburbs.
Texas's congressional districts since 2023. A long history exists of various individuals serving in the congressional delegations from the State of Texas to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, with all of this occurring after Texas as a territory was annexed as a State in December 1865.
In July 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law a redistricting plan ("C185"), approved by the Texas legislature in June, which gave the 25th district a completely different geography for the 2012 elections, including part of Travis County, and stretching as far north as Johnson County, south of Fort Worth, with Fort Hood situated in ...
The U.S. and Texas state flags fly outside the state Capitol building, in Austin, Texas, on July 12, 2021. ... Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, another Republican governor, ...
Indeed, the only reason Senator Williams can come up with is that the money from such a sale could be used for “economic development.” State Sen. Gex Williams, R-Verona
Clayton Wheat "Claytie" Williams Jr. (October 8, 1931 – February 14, 2020) was an American businessman from Midland, Texas who ran for governor in 1990.Despite securing the Republican nomination and initially leading in the polls against Democratic challenger State Treasurer Ann Richards by twenty points, Williams ultimately lost the race due in part to a comment he made about rape. [1]