By 1904, the state membership directory reported 358 Daughters in 11 chapters. In 1906, State Regent Ella Hutchins (Mrs. Seabrook) Sydnor pledged $18,000 toward furnishing the Texas Room in Memorial Continental Hall, at NSDAR National Headquarters, and Frances Hurlburt (Mrs. Ira) Evans became Texas' first Daughter to serve as Vice President General. In 1910, Mrs. Edward Randall, an organizing member of the George Washington Chapter, was elected Vice President General. The following year, a bronze plaque of the Washington family coat of arms was placed in the Texas Room in Memorial Continental Hall.

At the 1911 State Conference, the marking of the El Camino Real (Old San Antonio Road) was taken on as a project. The road was marked with granite monuments at five-mile intervals from the Sabine to the Rio Grande Rivers, for a total of 123 markers across the state. This project was completed and dedicated March 2, 1919. During the Texas Centennial Administration, rededication ceremonies were held at several of these sites.

Beginning with Nettie Frederick (Mrs. W. D.) Garlington, who served as State Regent 1922-1925, the term for the state officers was set at three years. During her administration, the first of several scholarships at state universities was endowed.

Annette Hawkins (Mrs. Charles B.) Jones, State Regent from 1925-1928, was the only Texas Daughter present at the laying of the cornerstone for Constitution Hall on October 30, 1928. Mrs. Jones served as Vice President General 1928-1931, and during this time the Texas Society purchased its box in Constitution Hall.

The administration of Frances Childress (Mrs. James T.) Rountree, 1928-1931, witnessed the donation of 100 acres of forest land in East Texas from Mrs. W. P. H. McFaddin of Beaumont, who followed Mrs. Rountree in office, serving the 1931-1934 term. The land was to be used for a DAR Forest in Texas, as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's conservation and employment initiative. Subsequently, the State Society purchased 50 adjoining acres and still owns this land today. The forest was dedicated October 31, 1929, and rededicated October 31, 1995, as a part of the State Society centennial celebration. 

Picture courtesy of Barbara Tucker Harrell, Texas Honorary State Regent

Also, in Mrs. Rountree's administration, the Texas Society adopted the song, "Have You Ever Been to Texas in the Springtime," by Mary Daggett Lake of Mary Isham Keith Chapter, Fort Worth. Mrs. A. V. Lane designed the Texas State Pin. During Mrs. McFaddin's term, Mrs. William L. Dunn of San Antonio de Bexar Chapter, San Antonio, was the first Texas Daughter elected to the National Executive Board, serving as Historian General from 1932 to 1934. The state motto was adopted and the first issue of the "TSDAR Bulletin" were published during her administration.

During the State Regency of Miss Marion Day Mullins, the DAR Museum of First Ladies' Gowns at Texas Womans University was established.

The election of Alice Lane Newberry (Mrs. Frederick Brewster) Ingram as State Regent for the 1943-1946 term was another first for the Texas Society. Her mother, Mrs. Alvin Valentine Lane, was State Regent 1910-1912. Mrs. Ingram was voted Honorary Vice President General in 1963.

Imogene Guion (Mrs. Frank G.) Trau served as State Regent 1949-1952, as Vice President General from 1952 to 1955, and as Organizing Secretary General from 1956 to 1959. During her term, TSDAR bought a house in Austin to serve as the State Society Headquarters. The membership had grown to 6,333 in 83 chapters. Texas Daughters sent a $41,000 contribution to NSDAR for the building of the Administration Building, a part of the DAR complex in Washington, D.C.

The first State Regent to have been a member of the Children of the American Revolution was Mrs. Loretta Grim Thomas who served the 1952-1955 term. Her project was the renovation of the State DAR House. Urban renewal in 1970 forced the sale of the house. Mrs. Thomas also served as Vice President General from 1955-1958.

During the State Regency of Martha Suttle (Mrs. Felix) Irwin, the TSDAR membership grew to 8,000 and eight new chapters were organized. The Texas Friendship Cottage at Tamassee DAR School in South Carolina was built, furnished, and dedicated, and the first Texas Armed Services Awards were endowed. Mrs. Irwin served NSDAR as Recording Secretary General, 1962-1965.

Hattie May Everett (Mrs. Walter G.) Dick was elected State Regent for the 1964-1967 term. During her administration, a $15,000 faculty duplex cottage at Kate Duncan Smith DAR School was built and dedicated. Mrs. Dick served as Vice President General 1967-1970 and as Reporter General to the Smithsonian Institution 1971-1973.

Lottie Plummer (Mrs. Buck W.) Woolley became State Regent for the 1967-1970 term.  In each of the three years of her administration, Texas had the largest increase in membership in NSDAR. Mrs. Woolley served as Vice President General from 1970 to 1973. A scholarship at Howard Payne University bears her name.

Julia Shepherd (Mrs. Ford) Hubbard's administration as State Regent, 1970-1973, saw a record 19 newly-organized chapters and gain of approximately 1,700 members, bringing TSDAR membership over the 12,000 mark.

Other accomplishments of this era were the publication of the second Texas DAR History; renovation of the Texas Room in Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, D.C. (pictured above); a classroom at Kate Duncan Smith DAR School, and the renovation of the Texas Friendship Cottage at Tamassee DAR School. Mrs. Hubbard served NSDAR as Organizing Secretary General, 1974-77.

Mary Goodrum (Mrs. Fitzhugh H.) Pannill served as State Regent (1973-1976) during the United States Bicentennial and the Diamond Anniversary of the Texas Society.  During her administration, historical artifacts were added to the Texas Room in Memorial Continental Hall. Thirteen new chapters were confirmed and 2,036 members added. By the end of her term, TSDAR membership had grown to 12,981 in 142 chapters. Mrs. Pannill serves today as the Senior Honorary State Regent of the Texas Society.

Mrs. Georgia Bingle Edman served as State Regent 1976-1979. Her project was to add volumes III and IV to The Roster of Texas Daughters' Revolutionary Ancestors, the first two volumes of which had been published during the Pannill administration. Mrs. Edman served as Vice President General 1980-1983.

During the administration of Jayne Dawson (Mrs. Ernest S.) Brainard, the Texas Room in Memorial Continental Hall was renovated to depict a Texas-German cottage of the 1850-1860 period. Sixteen new chapters were added, bringing the total to 166.

Dr. Carol W. McCall Woodfin was elected to serve the 1982-1985 term but resigned in March 1983.

The office of State Regent was assumed by the Vice Regent, Nancy Reynolds (Mrs. Wayne D.) Tiner, who served the remainder of the term. During her administration, the Texas Armed Services Awards were expanded. Mrs. Tiner served as Vice President General 1985-1988 and as Recording Secretary General 1989-92, in the DAR Centennial Administration, with Mrs. Eldred Martin Yochim, President General.

Margie Cockrell (Mrs. Billie Joe) Lovett followed Mrs. Tiner in Office, 1985-1988.  During her administration, the TSDAR proposed a pin for the DAR Member-Military Committee, which was adopted by the National Society. Brochures authored by Mrs. Tiner during her administration telling the story of Bernardo de Galvez were published as a joint activity of Texas DAR and SAR. Mrs. Lovett's project was the acquisition of computers for the State Treasurer and State Registrar. Mrs. Lovett served as Vice President General 1988-1991 and as Librarian General 1992-1995. The NSDAR Library celebrated its centennial in 1996.

Following Mrs. Lovett in office was Judith Hanner (Mrs. Thomas J.) Upchurch, serving the 1988-1991 term. Mrs. Upchurch was a Vice President General from 1991 to 1994. Commemorating the NSDAR Centennial, the following projects were accomplished: the TSDAR (membership) Directory; reprinting the 1929 TSDAR History; a slide program of the NSDAR Library, and the addition of four scholarships at Texas universities.

Barbara Tucker (Mrs. John K.) Harrell served as State Regent from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President General from 1994 to 1997. She served the National Society as Registrar General in the Love Administration (1998-2001). During her administration, three endowed scholarships were added: the Centennial Park in Milam County was dedicated and a matching grant given to the Milam County Historical Museum; a marker dedication was held at the grave of Mrs. Florence Anderson Clark, the first State Regent; the video "Juniors of the Texas DAR" was produced; the Texas Armed Services Awards were expanded, and ten chapters were added. The TSDAR Centennial pin, designed by Mrs. Patricia Bowden Ashford of Brazos Valley Chapter, Houston, was adopted.

Virginia Hollifield (Mrs. William L.) Stegall served as the TSDAR Centennial State Regent 1994-1997. She then served the 1997-2000 term as Vice President General. Her projects were the promotion of literacy and the endowment of another scholarship, making a total of 12 endowed scholarships at Texas universities. Additionally, the Armed Services Awards were expanded. Mrs. Stegall's administration celebrated the 100th anniversary of DAR in Texas with numerous special commemorative activities. Limited edition centennial souvenir products were available using the design created by Mrs. Kelley Bennett Poydence of Richard Bard Chapter, Dallas.

Donna Gail Miller (Mrs. James M.) Raymond served as State Regent 1997-2000, and as State Parliamentarian 2000-2003. During the Watkins Administration, 2001-2004, Mrs. Raymond served NSDAR as Corresponding Secretary General.

She holds the distinction of Honorary State Regent and is a member of the Texas Board of Consultants. Additionally, she was the recipient of Pioneer Award from Randolph Air Force Base for the Texas Society. 

During her term, Mrs. Raymond expanded the Texas Armed Services Awards III Fund and increased the Texas Armed Services Awards II Fund. Under her guidance, the Tamassee School Texas Friendship Cottage was renovated.  She Increased eight of the State Society Endowments at State Universities to $25,000 each and instigated the first Texas History Tour. Her State Regent's Project enabled the endowment of a $25,000 General Scholarship at Angelo State University.

Al'Louise Sutherland (Mrs. John Dale) Ramp served as State Regent, 2000-2003.

References:
Baker, Helen Dow, State Historian, 1928-1931, ed and comp: Texas State History of the Daughters of the American Revolution; 1929, reprint 1991.

Harrell, Barbara T., chairman and Nodler, James N., producer: TSDAR Centennial 1895-1995 (video tape); 1995.

Harrell, Barbara T., chairman; Lovett, Margie C.; Stegall, Virginia H.; and Tiner, Nancy R.: Texas Society Centennial (script); Galveston TX; June 17, 1995.

Stegall, Virginia H. and Patton, Florence F., ed and comp: Proceedings of the Ninety-Seventh Annual State Conference of the Texas Society, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution; 1996.