Officially formed October 1917
Dr. W P Woods, Evansville, Indiana – First International President
L H Lewis, Dallas, TX – Vice President
Melvin Jones, Chicago, IL. Secretary – Treasurer
C H Kirk, Houston, TX, was named as a one year Directory
The first meeting was convened with 36 delegates and 8 alternates.
On October 8, 1917, Texas became District 4 with the following serving as District Governors:
| 1918-19 | G M Cunningham (Houston) |
| 1919-20 | G M Cunningham (Houston) |
| 1920-21 | A E Booth (Beaumont |
In 1921 District 4 became District 2 as a result of the International Convention in Oakland, California.
| 1921-22 | A E Booth (Beaumont) |
| 1922-23 | Clyde Sweeten (Greenville) |
| 1923-24 | Louis C Perry (Terrell) |
| 1924-25 | R D Green (Abilene) |
| 1925-26 | E P Cravens (Austin) |
| 1926-27 | Fred Newman (Greenville) |
| 1927-28 | N N Resenquest (Eastland) |
| 1928-29 | John Echard (Dallas) |
| 1929-30 | A C Kater (Houston) |
At the 1930 Convention held in Austin, TX, District 2 was divided into five Districts and designated as District 2T, 2E, 2X, 2A, 2S. District 2S consisted of 55 counties and 48,888 square miles in area.
| 1930-31 | Dr. F D Fuller (Bryan) |
| 1931-32 | B E Quinn (Beaumont) |
| 1932-33 | Bob Lyles (Austin) |
| 1933-34 | Harry C Copenhaven (Wharton) |
| 1934-35 | Harry C Copenhaven (Wharton) |
| 1935-36 | Nate J Brown (Port Arthur) |
| 1936-37 | R C Franks (Bryan) |
| 1937-38 | Jean Shotwell (Lufkin) |
| 1938-39 | R Clyde Black (Beaumont) |
| 1939-40 | William Offer (Victoria) |
| 1940-41 | C M Miller, Jr. (Austin) |
| 1941-42 | Dr. Jas W Long (Port Arthur) - resigned |
| 1941-42 | Gus Whiteman (Alto) |
After the 1942 Convention, District 2S was divided into three Districts and designated as District 2-S1, 2-S2, 2-S3. This increased the number of Districts in Texas to seven.
The following served as Governors of District 2-S1:
| 1942-43 | W C Steinhagen (Beaumont) |
| 1943-44 | Mack J Thomas (Port Arthur) |
| 1944-45 | J B Woolridge (Anahuac) |
| 1945-46 | Ellis D Carter (Orange) |
| 1946-47 | Wright Chenault (Livingston) |
At the Convention held in 1947, District 2T was divided into 2 Districts, 2-T1, 2-T2 bringing the number of Districts in Texas to 8.
| 1947-48 | William C Edwards (Beaumont) |
| 1948-49 | Pat W Jackson (Nacogdoches) |
| 1949-50 | Hon Joe J Fisher (Jasper) |
| 1950-51 | Edwin D Gunn (Rusk) |
| 1951-52 | Fred O Mills (Monroe City) |
| 1952-53 | L E Downs (Beaumont) |
| 1953-54 | Allan B Caldwell (Jacksonville) |
| 1954-55 | Wilber M Abbey (Port Arthur) |
| 1955-56 | Dr. Thomas B Ferguson (Nacogdoches) |
| 1956-57 | Joe B Redman (Beaumont) |
| 1957-58 | Sam Robinson (Lufkin) |
At the Convention in 1958, District 2T was divided into three Districts, 2-T1, 2-T2, 2-T3. This increased the number of Districts in Texas to nine.
| 1958-59 | Johnnie McLeod (Jasper) |
At the Convention in 1959, Texas was divided into fifteen Districts. At the Convention in 1988 Texas was divided again into sixteen Districts.
District Governors who served since 1959:
| 1959-60 | Marshall Elliott* (Port Arthur) |
| 1960-61 | Floyd Smith* (Hemphill) |
| 1961-62 | R. H. "Buddy" Lyle* (Beaumont) |
| 1962-63 | W. D. Mauldin* (Jacksonville) |
| 1963-64 | Carl J. Mauldin* (Bridge City) |
| 1964-65 | Leon Adickes* (Hemphill) |
| 1965-66 | Bernard Klein* (Beaumont) |
| 1966-67 | George W. Hardin* (Nacogdoches) |
| 1967-68 | Robert E. Price* (Port Arthur) |
| 1968-69 | Otto Smith, Jr* (Lufkin) |
| 1969-70 | Ed P. Kelly* (Beaumont) |
| 1970-71 | Chester Stout* (Carthage) |
| 1971-72 | Joe Halter* (Neches) |
| 1972-73 | Paul Mayberry (Lufkin) |
| 1973-74 | Fred Thorton* (Port Arthur) |
| 1974-75 | Perry Johnson (Lufkin) |
| 1975-76 | Edward J. Noone (Beaumont) |
| 1976-77 | George P. Futch, Jr.* (Henderson) |
| 1977-78 | Farley M. Bowers* (Silsbee) |
| 1978-79 | Raymond Lewis* (Nacogdoches) |
| 1979-80 | Loyd Herron* (Orange) |
| 1980-81 | Bruce Rickert* (Carthage) |
| 1981-82 | Chris C. Roark* (Groves) |
| 1982-83 | Kenneth Winterfield* (Lufkin) |
| 1983-84 | James Smith* (Port Neches) |
| 1984-85 | H. A. "Hal" Lacey (Lufkin) |
| 1985-86 | Wilbert Boulet* (Port Arthur) |
| 1986-87 | Tom H. Gann (Lufkin) |
| 1987-88 | Capt. James K. Manry* (Port Arthur) |
| 1988-89 | James A. Marshall* (Carthage) |
| 1989-90 | Robert Appel (Orange) |
| 1990-91 | Roy L. Jones* (Port Arthur) |
| 1991-92 | S. R. "Moe" Cully (Nederland) |
| 1992-93 | Frank Blackburn* (Nacogdoches) |
| 1993-94 | Willie Wimer* (Brookeland) |
| 1994-95 | Dr. Bubba Hirsch (Trinity) |
| 1995-96 | Dewey P. Sterling* (Beaumont) |
| 1996-97 | Harold Weston* (Livingston) |
| 1997-98 | L. E. "Stump" Weatherford (Orange) |
| 1998-99 | Lloyd E. Persons (Jasper) |
| 1999-00 | Lew Vail* (Onalaska) |
| 2000-01 | Doyel Chandler* (Kirbyville) |
| 2001-02 | Claude Durham* (Livingston) |
| 2002-03 | Vera LeBlanc (Nederland) |
| 2003-04 | Vergne Gregrich (Jasper) |
| 2004-05 | David Middleton (Alto) |
| 2005-06 | Penny Gregrich (Jasper) |
| 2006-07 | Bonita Lowrie* (Garrison) |
| 2007-08 | Fred Renkema (Nederland) |
| 2008-09 | Harold Yost (Lufkin) |
| 2009-10 | Charles Tarver (Silsbee) |
| 2010-11 | James Browning (Carthage) |
| 2011-13 | Jimmy Richardson* (Kirbyville) |
| 2013 | Michael Duncan Parish* (Woodville) |
| 2014 | Waldo Dalchau (San Augustine) |
| 2014-15 | Jack Sedtal (Nederland) |
| 2015-16 | Ed Stiles (Hemphill) |
| 2016-17 | Bobbie Fagan (Corrigan) |
| 2017-18 | Russell Wheeler (Lufkin) |
| 2018-19 | Roger Doyle (Center) |
| 2019-20 | Chris Gunstream (Carthage) |
| 2020-21 | Ken Jobe (Woodville) |
| 2021-22 | Daniel Shank (Livingston) |
| 2022-23 | Chris Kovatch (Orange) |
| *Deceased |
