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

CourthouseCityImageStreet addressJurisdiction[1]Dates of useNamed for
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseAbilene?N.D. Tex.1903–1935
Razed in 1935.
n/a
Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and CourthouseAbilene341 Pine StreetN.D. Tex.1936–presentn/a
U.S. CourthouseAlpine2450 N. State Highway 118W.D. Tex.?–presentn/a
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseAmarillo620 South Taylor StreetN.D. Tex.1916–1938
Now FirstCapital Bank of Texas.
n/a
J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseAmarillo205 Southeast Fifth AvenueN.D. Tex.1938–presentU.S. Court of Claims judge John Marvin Jones (1980)
Court House & Post OfficeAustin601 Colorado StreetW.D. Tex.1881–1936
Now offices of the Texas State University System
n/a
U.S. CourthouseAustin200 West 8th StreetW.D. Tex.1936–2012n/a
Homer Thornberry Judicial BuildingAustin903 San Jacinto BoulevardW.D. Tex.?–present
Completed in 1965.
Homer Thornberry
U.S. CourthouseAustin501 West 5th StreetW.D. Tex.2012–presentn/a
U.S. Post Office & Court HouseBeaumont?E.D. Tex.1902–1933
Razed in 1933.
n/a
Jack Brooks Federal BuildingBeaumont300 Willow StreetE.D. Tex.1933–presentU.S. Rep. Jack Brooks (1978)
U.S. Court House, Custom House, & Post OfficeBrownsville?W.D. Tex.
S.D. Tex.
1892–1931
Building razed.
n/a
U.S. Court House, Custom House, & Post OfficeBrownsville1001 East Elizabeth StreetS.D. Tex.1931–1999
Now Brownsville City Hall as well as a post office
n/a
Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela U.S. CourthouseBrownsville600 East Harrison StreetS.D. Tex.1999–presentJudges Reynaldo Garza and Filemon Vela, Sr.
1915 Corpus Christi Federal CourthouseCorpus Christi521 Starr Street??–2001
Originally Customs House[2]
Now a law firm
n/a
Corpus Christi Federal CourthouseCorpus Christi1133 North Shoreline BoulevardS.D. Tex.2001–present
Built for newly created Corpus Christi Division.
n/a
U.S. Courthouse and Post OfficeDallas?N.D. Tex.1888–1930
Razed in 1939.
n/a
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseDallas400 North Ervay StreetN.D. Tex.1930–1971
Still in use as a post office.
n/a
Santa Fe Office BuildingDallas1114 Commerce StreetN.D. Tex.1945–1971
Built in 1926; Now serves as annex to Earle Cabell Federal Building.
n/a
Earle Cabell Federal Bldg & CourthouseDallas1100 Commerce StreetN.D. Tex.1971–presentDallas Mayor Earle Cabell
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseDel Rio100 East BroadwayW.D. Tex.1914–?
Now owned by the county.
n/a
Federal BuildingDel Rio111 East BroadwayW.D. Tex.?–presentn/a
U.S. Customs House, Post Office, & Court HouseEl Paso?W.D. Tex.1892–1936
Razed in 1936.
n/a
U.S. Courthouse†El Paso511 East San Antonio AvenueW.D. Tex.1936–presentn/a
Albert Armendariz, Sr. U.S. CourthouseEl Paso525 Magoffin AvenueW.D. Tex.2009–presentn/a
U.S. Post OfficeFort Worth914 Jenning DriveN.D. Tex.
5th Cir.
1896–1934
Demolished in 1963.
n/a
Eldon B. Mahon United States CourthouseFort Worth501 West Tenth StreetN.D. Tex.
5th Cir.
1934–presentDistrict Court judge Eldon Brooks Mahon (2003)
U.S. Customs House and Courthouse†Galveston1918 Postoffice StreetE.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 BuildingGalveston601 25th StreetE.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 CourthouseGalveston601 25th StreetS.D. Tex.1937–presentn/a
U.S. Post OfficeHouston?S.D. Tex.1891–1911
Building razed.
n/a
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseHouston701 San Jacinto StreetS.D. Tex.1911–1962
Still in use by various federal agencies.
n/a
Bob Casey U.S. CourthouseHouston515 Rusk StreetS.D. Tex.1961–presentU.S. Rep. Robert R. Casey
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeJefferson223 West AustinE.D. Tex.1890–1961
Now the Jefferson Historical Society Museum.
n/a
U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Custom HouseLaredo1300 Matamoros StreetS.D. Tex.1907–2004
Still in use as a post office.
n/a
George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States CourthouseLaredo1300 Victoria StreetS.D. Tex.2004–presentGeorge P. Kazen[4]
Lubbock Post Office and Federal BuildingLubbock800 Broadway AvenueN.D. Tex.1932–1968
Now privately owned
n/a
George H. Mahon Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseLubbock1205 Texas AvenueN.D. Tex.1971–presentU.S. Rep. George H. Mahon
Ward R. Burke U.S. CourthouseLufkin104 North Third StreetE.D. Tex.1980–present
Completed in 1936.
Lufkin attorney Ward R. Burke (1987)
Sam B. Hall, Jr. Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseMarshall100 East Houston StreetE.D. Tex.1915–presentU.S. Rep. & District Court judge Sam B. Hall
George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal BuildingMidland200 East Wall StreetW.D. Tex.?–presentPresident George H.W. Bush (2013)
President George W. Bush (2013)
U.S. Rep. George H. Mahon[5]
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeParis?E.D. Tex.1902–1916
Destroyed by fire in 1916.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court HouseParis231 Lamar AvenueE.D. Tex.1925–2002
Building now owned by Lamar County.
n/a
U.S. Post Office and CourthousePecos106 West 4th StreetW.D. Tex.1936–1995
Still in use as a post office.
n/a
Lucius D. Bunton III U.S. CourthousePecos410 South Cedar StreetW.D. Tex.1995–presentLucius Desha Bunton III (2016)[6]
United States CourthousePlano7940 Preston RoadE.D. Tex.2008–presentn/a
O.C. Fisher Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseSan Angelo33 East Twohig AvenueN.D. Tex.1911–presentU.S. Rep. O. C. Fisher (1980)
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeSan Antonio?W.D. Tex.1890–1935
Razed in 1935.
n/a
Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseSan Antonio615 East Houston StreetW.D. Tex.1936–presentDistrict Court judge Hipolito Frank Garcia (2004)
John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. CourthouseSan Antonio655 East César Chávez BoulevardW.D. Tex.?–present
Completed in 1968
John H. Wood Jr.
Paul Brown Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseSherman101 East Pecan StreetE.D. Tex.1907–presentPaul Neeley Brown (2014)[7]
U.S. Courthouse and Post OfficeTexarkana?E.D. Tex.[8]1892–1911
Razed in 1930.
n/a
U.S. Court HouseTexarkana321 West 4th StreetE.D. Tex.1911–1933
Now the Texarkana Regional Arts Center.
n/a
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse†Texarkana500 North State Line AvenueE.D. Tex.[9]1933–presentn/a
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeTyler?E.D. Tex.1889–1933
Razed in 1933.
n/a
William M. Steger Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseTyler211 West Ferguson StreetE.D. Tex.1934–presentDistrict Court judge William Steger (2006)
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseVictoria210 East ConstitutionS.D. Tex.1913–1960
Now privately owned.
n/a
Martin Luther King Jr. Federal BuildingVictoria312 South MainS.D. Tex.1960–presentMartin Luther King, Jr. (since c. 1993)
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeWaco?N.D. Tex.
W.D. Tex.
1889–1937
Sold in 1939.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseWaco800 Franklin AvenueW.D. Tex.1937–presentn/a
Graham B. Purcell, Jr., Post Office and Federal BuildingWichita Falls1000 Lamar StreetN.D. Tex.1933–presentGraham B. Purcell Jr. (1993)

Key

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

References

  1. For the usage of court abbreviations, see List of United States district and territorial courts.
  2. National Park Service Archaeological Field Inspection.
  3. "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.
  4. Vanderlaan, Jon (July 12, 2013). "Midland federal courthouse renamed". Odessa American. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  5. Flores, Rosie (January 17, 2001). "Bunton dies of heart attack in Austin". Pecos Enterprise. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  6. "Federal courthouse gets new name". The Herald Democrat. October 22, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  7. Straddled the state line between Arkansas and Texas.
  8. Straddles the state line between Arkansas and Texas; it is the only U.S. federal building to occupy two states.
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