Texas Lions District 2-E2 About Texas Lions District 2-E2 Serving North Texas with Purpose – Discover the Mission, Leadership, and Legacy of Lions District 2-E2

Texas Lions began their journey with a historic meeting that brought together 36 delegates and eight alternates. In 1917, twelve original Texas clubs—Abilene, Austin, Beaumont, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Paris, Port Arthur, San Antonio, Temple, Waco, and Wichita Falls—officially joined Lionism as the Founder Clubs. On October 8, 1917, Texas became District 4.

The Lions’ footprint in Texas continued to grow. In 1921, the International Convention in Oakland, California, re-designated District 4 as District 2. By the 1930 Convention in Austin, Texas, Lions further expanded, dividing District 2 into five sub-districts: 2T, 2E, 2X, 2A, and 2S—spelling out T-E-X-A-S.

Expansion persisted after the 1942 Convention when District 2S split into 2-S1, 2-S2, and 2-S3, increasing the total number of districts to seven. At the 1947 Convention, District 2T divided into 2-T1 and 2-T2, creating eight districts. A decade later, in 1958, District 2T expanded into 2-T1, 2-T2, and 2-T3, bringing the total to nine.

In 1959, Texas Lions restructured again, forming 15 districts: 2-T1, 2-T2, 2-T3, 2-E1, 2-E2, 2-X1, 2-X2, 2-X3, 2-A1, 2-A2, 2-A3, 2-S1, 2-S2, 2-S3, and 2-S4. The 1988 convention introduced a sixteenth district, 2-S5, which remains the structure today. As of May 1, 2014, MD2 Texas had 26,070 members across 899 Lions Clubs—the highest membership count in the United States.