Maury B. Forman, a native Texan with an undergraduate degree from North Texas State University, received the Ph.D. in political science from New York University. By day, he is the training coordinator for the Department of Trade and Economic Development for the State of Washington. By night, he is the co-founder and managing director of Cartoon, Inc., a Washington-based corporation devoted to the appreciation and propagation of cartoons as educational tools, historical records, and cultural artifacts. He has also published "Cartooning AIDS Around the World" and "Cartooning Washington: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art." [Source: Author Biography, "Cartooning Texas: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art in the Lone Star State," https://www.tamupress.com/book/9780890965603/cartooning-texas]

Ferman Martin (1899-1977) was a political cartoonist, joining the Houston Chronicle in 1937. Subjects of his cartoons include World War II, the Cold War, state and local issues, and more.

Jackson “Jack” Ingersoll Patton (1900-1962) was an editorial and comic strip cartoonist with the Dallas Journal, Dallas Dispatch, and Dallas Morning News. He is best-known for his illustration of the Texas History Movies, a comic strip dedicated to recounting the history of Texas. It was so popular that reprints were issued to Texas public school children for the next thirty years.

Dan Foote is a former editorial cartoonist for the Dallas Times Herald, 1989-1991.