List of United States federal courthouses in Texas

Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Texas. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers,[1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.

Courthouses

Courthouse City Image Street address Jurisdiction[1] Dates of use Named for
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Abilene ? N.D. Tex. 1903–1935
Razed August 22, 1962.		 n/a
Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse† Abilene 341 Pine Street N.D. Tex. 1936–present n/a
U.S. Courthouse Alpine 2450 N. State Highway 118 W.D. Tex. ?–present n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Amarillo 620 South Taylor Street N.D. Tex. 1916–1938
Now FirstCapital Bank of Texas.		 n/a
J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse† Amarillo 205 Southeast Fifth Avenue N.D. Tex. 1938–present U.S. Court of Claims judge John Marvin Jones (1980)
Court House & Post Office† Austin 601 Colorado Street W.D. Tex. 1881–1936
Now offices of the Texas State University System		 n/a
U.S. Courthouse† Austin 200 West 8th Street W.D. Tex. 1936–2012 n/a
Homer Thornberry Judicial Building Austin 903 San Jacinto Boulevard W.D. Tex. ?–present
Completed in 1965.		 Homer Thornberry
U.S. Courthouse Austin 501 West 5th Street W.D. Tex. 2012–present n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court House Beaumont ? E.D. Tex. 1902–1933
Razed in 1933.		 n/a
Jack Brooks Federal Building Beaumont 300 Willow Street E.D. Tex. 1933–present U.S. Rep. Jack Brooks (1978)
U.S. Court House, Custom House, & Post Office Brownsville ? W.D. Tex.
S.D. Tex.		 1892–1931
Building razed.		 n/a
U.S. Court House, Custom House, & Post Office Brownsville 1001 East Elizabeth Street S.D. Tex. 1931–1999
Now Brownsville City Hall as well as a post office		 n/a
Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse Brownsville 600 East Harrison Street S.D. Tex. 1999–present Judges Reynaldo Garza and Filemon Vela, Sr.
1915 Corpus Christi Federal Courthouse Corpus Christi 521 Starr Street ? ?–2001
Originally Customs House[2]
Now a law firm		 n/a
Corpus Christi Federal Courthouse Corpus Christi 1133 North Shoreline Boulevard S.D. Tex. 2001–present
Built for newly created Corpus Christi Division.		 n/a
U.S. Courthouse and Post Office Dallas ? N.D. Tex. 1888–1930
Razed in 1939.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Dallas 400 North Ervay Street N.D. Tex. 1930–1971
Still in use as a post office.		 n/a
Santa Fe Office Building† Dallas 1114 Commerce Street N.D. Tex. 1945–1971
Built in 1926; Now serves as annex to Earle Cabell Federal Building.		 n/a
Earle Cabell Federal Bldg & Courthouse Dallas 1100 Commerce Street N.D. Tex. 1971–present Dallas Mayor Earle Cabell
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Del Rio 100 East Broadway W.D. Tex. 1914–?
Now owned by the county.		 n/a
Federal Building Del Rio 111 East Broadway W.D. Tex. ?–present n/a
U.S. Customs House, Post Office, & Court House El Paso ? W.D. Tex. 1892–1936
Razed in 1936.		 n/a
U.S. Courthouse† El Paso 511 East San Antonio Avenue W.D. Tex. 1936–present n/a
Albert Armendariz, Sr. U.S. Courthouse El Paso 525 Magoffin Avenue W.D. Tex. 2009–present n/a
Post Office and Federal Building Fort Worth 914 Jennings Avenue N.D. Tex.
5th Cir.		 1896–1934
Demolished in 1963.		 n/a
Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse† Fort Worth 501 West Tenth Street N.D. Tex.
5th Cir.		 1934–present District Court judge Eldon Brooks Mahon (2003)
U.S. Customs House and Courthouse† Galveston 1918 Postoffice Street E.D. Tex.
S.D. Tex.		 1861–1891
1917–1937
Now leased by GSA to the Galveston Historical Foundation.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office, Court House & Customs Building Galveston 601 25th Street E.D. Tex.
S.D. Tex.		 1891–1917
Razed in 1935 to make way for current Federal Court building.[3]		 n/a
U.S. Post Office, Custom House and Courthouse Galveston 601 25th Street S.D. Tex. 1937–present n/a
U.S. Post Office Houston ? S.D. Tex. 1891–1911
Building razed.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse† Houston 701 San Jacinto Street S.D. Tex. 1911–1962
Still in use by various federal agencies.		 n/a
Bob Casey U.S. Courthouse Houston 515 Rusk Street S.D. Tex. 1961–present U.S. Rep. Robert R. Casey
U.S. Court House & Post Office† Jefferson 223 West Austin E.D. Tex. 1890–1961
Now the Jefferson Historical Society Museum.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Custom House† Laredo 1300 Matamoros Street S.D. Tex. 1907–2004
Still in use as a post office.		 n/a
George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse Laredo 1300 Victoria Street S.D. Tex. 2004–present George P. Kazen[4]
Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building† Lubbock 800 Broadway Avenue N.D. Tex. 1932–1968
Now privately owned		 n/a
George H. Mahon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Lubbock 1205 Texas Avenue N.D. Tex. 1971–present U.S. Rep. George H. Mahon
Ward R. Burke U.S. Courthouse† Lufkin 104 North Third Street E.D. Tex. 1980–present
Completed in 1936.		 Lufkin attorney Ward R. Burke (1987)
Sam B. Hall Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse† Marshall 100 East Houston Street E.D. Tex. 1915–present U.S. Rep. & District Court judge Sam B. Hall
George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building Midland 200 East Wall Street W.D. Tex. ?–present President George H. W. Bush (2013)
President George W. Bush (2013)
U.S. Rep. George H. Mahon[5]
U.S. Court House & Post Office Paris Northeast corner of Church St. & Lamar Ave. E.D. Tex. 1902–1916
Destroyed by fire in 1916.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court House Paris 231 Lamar Avenue E.D. Tex. 1925–2002
Building now owned by Lamar County.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Pecos 106 West 4th Street W.D. Tex. 1936–1995
Still in use as a post office.		 n/a
Lucius D. Bunton III U.S. Courthouse Pecos 410 South Cedar Street W.D. Tex. 1995–present Lucius Desha Bunton III (2016)[6]
United States Courthouse Plano 7940 Preston Road E.D. Tex. 2008–present n/a
O.C. Fisher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse San Angelo 33 East Twohig Avenue N.D. Tex. 1911–present U.S. Rep. O. C. Fisher (1980)
U.S. Court House & Post Office San Antonio ? W.D. Tex. 1890–1935
Razed in 1935.		 n/a
Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse† San Antonio 615 East Houston Street W.D. Tex. 1936–present District Court judge Hipolito Frank Garcia (2004)
John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse San Antonio 655 East César Chávez Boulevard W.D. Tex. ?–present
Completed in 1968		 John H. Wood Jr.
Paul Brown Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse† Sherman 101 East Pecan Street E.D. Tex. 1907–present Paul Neeley Brown (2014)[7]
U.S. Courthouse and Post Office Texarkana ? E.D. Tex.[8] 1892–1911
Razed in 1930.		 n/a
U.S. Court House Texarkana 321 West 4th Street E.D. Tex. 1911–1933
Now the Texarkana Regional Arts Center.		 n/a
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse† Texarkana 500 North State Line Avenue E.D. Tex.[9] 1933–present n/a
U.S. Court House & Post Office Tyler Bois D'Arc & West Ferguson E.D. Tex. 1889–1933
Razed in 1933.		 n/a
William M. Steger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse† Tyler 211 West Ferguson Street E.D. Tex. 1934–present District Court judge William Steger (2006)
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse† Victoria 210 East Constitution S.D. Tex. 1913–1960
Now privately owned.		 n/a
Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building Victoria 312 South Main S.D. Tex. 1960–present Martin Luther King Jr. (since c. 1993)
U.S. Court House & Post Office Waco Southwest corner of Franklin & 4th N.D. Tex.
W.D. Tex.		 1889–1937
Sold in 1939.		 n/a
Universal City Municipal Court Bexar 2150 Universal City Blvd, Universal City, TX 78148 W.D. Tex. 1932–present n/a
Graham B. Purcell Jr., Post Office and Federal Building Wichita Falls 1000 Lamar Street N.D. Tex. 1933–present Graham B. Purcell Jr. (1993)

Key

† Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
†† NRHP-listed and also designated as a National Historic Landmark

See also

References

  1. ^ a b For the usage of court abbreviations, see List of United States district and territorial courts.
  2. ^ http://www.auctionrp.com/auctions2/documents/item/DESCRIPTION_OF_THE_IMPROVEMENTS.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ National Park Service Archaeological Field Inspection.
  4. ^ "GSA, Senator Cornyn, Congressman Cuellar and Judiciary host dedication ceremony for federal courthouse in Laredo". U.S. General Services Administration. November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Vanderlaan, Jon (July 12, 2013). "Midland federal courthouse renamed". Odessa American. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Flores, Rosie (January 17, 2001). "Bunton dies of heart attack in Austin". Pecos Enterprise. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Federal courthouse gets new name". The Herald Democrat. October 22, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Straddled the state line between Arkansas and Texas.
  9. ^ Straddles the state line between Arkansas and Texas; it is the only U.S. federal building to occupy two states.

External links

  • Historic federal courthouses in Texas from the Federal Judicial Center
  • "Texas Federal Buildings". General Services Administration.
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas divisional information
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas divisional information
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas divisional information
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (divisional information is on the main page)
  • U.S. Courts court locator for Texas
  • U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Texas Courthouse Locations
  • U.S. Marshals Service Northern District of Texas Courthouse Locations
  • U.S. Marshals Service Southern District of Texas Courthouse Locations
  • U.S. Marshals Service Western District of Texas Courthouse Locations