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 |
Abilene | ? | N.D. Tex. | 1903–1935 Razed in 1935. |
n/a | ||
† | Abilene | 341 Pine Street | N.D. Tex. | 1936–present | n/a | |
Alpine | 2450 N. State Highway 118 | W.D. Tex. | ?–present | n/a | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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) | |
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 | |
Brownsville | 600 East Harrison Street | S.D. Tex. | 1999–present | Judges Reynaldo Garza and Filemon Vela, Sr. | ||
Corpus Christi | 521 Starr Street | ? | ?–2001 Originally Customs House[2] Now a law firm |
n/a | ||
Corpus Christi | 1133 North Shoreline Boulevard | S.D. Tex. | 2001–present Built for newly created Corpus Christi Division. |
n/a | ||
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 | |
Del Rio | 100 East Broadway | W.D. Tex. | 1914–? Now owned by the county. |
n/a | ||
Del Rio | 111 East Broadway | W.D. Tex. | ?–present | n/a | ||
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 | |
El Paso | 525 Magoffin Avenue | W.D. Tex. | 2009–present | n/a | ||
Fort Worth | 914 Jenning Drive | 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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 . |
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 | |
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 | |
Lubbock | 1205 Texas Avenue | N.D. Tex. | 1971–present | U.S. Rep. George H. Mahon | ||
† | Lufkin | 104 North Third Street | E.D. Tex. | 1980–present Completed in 1936. |
Lufkin attorney (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 | |
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] | ||
Paris | ? | E.D. Tex. | 1902–1916 Destroyed by fire in 1916. |
n/a | ||
Paris | 231 Lamar Avenue | E.D. Tex. | 1925–2002 Building now owned by Lamar County. |
n/a | ||
Pecos | 106 West 4th Street | W.D. Tex. | 1936–1995 Still in use as a post office. |
n/a | ||
Pecos | 410 South Cedar Street | W.D. Tex. | 1995–present | Lucius Desha Bunton III (2016)[6] | ||
Plano | 7940 Preston Road | E.D. Tex. | 2008–present | n/a | ||
San Angelo | 33 East Twohig Avenue | N.D. Tex. | 1911–present | U.S. Rep. O. C. Fisher (1980) | ||
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) | |
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] | |
Texarkana | ? | E.D. Tex.[8] | 1892–1911 Razed in 1930. |
n/a | ||
Texarkana | 321 West 4th Street | E.D. Tex. | 1911–1933 Now the . |
n/a | ||
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse† | Texarkana | 500 North State Line Avenue | E.D. Tex.[9] | 1933–present | n/a | |
Tyler | ? | 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) | |
† | Victoria | 210 East Constitution | S.D. Tex. | 1913–1960 Now privately owned. |
n/a | |
Victoria | 312 South Main | S.D. Tex. | 1960–present | Martin Luther King, Jr. (since c. 1993) | ||
Waco | ? | N.D. Tex. W.D. Tex. |
1889–1937 Sold in 1939. |
n/a | ||
Waco | 800 Franklin Avenue | W.D. Tex. | 1937–present | n/a | ||
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) |
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†† | NRHP-listed and also designated as a National Historic Landmark |
References[]
- ^ a b For the usage of court abbreviations, see List of United States district and territorial courts.
- ^ [1]
- ^ National Park Service Archaeological Field Inspection.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Vanderlaan, Jon (July 12, 2013). "Midland federal courthouse renamed". Odessa American. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Flores, Rosie (January 17, 2001). "Bunton dies of heart attack in Austin". . Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Federal courthouse gets new name". The Herald Democrat. October 22, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Straddled the state line between Arkansas and Texas.
- ^ 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
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