During the 1895 tournament in Dallas, a group of players recognized the need for a state tennis association. On Sunday, May 11, 1895, at 1 p.m., they held a meeting to organize the association, believing the time was "ripe" to give Texas a presence in the national tennis scene, as reported by the Dallas Morning News. The following day, J.D. Collett of Fort Worth and Henry S. Crawford of Dallas hosted a dinner at the Oriental Hotel after the games, where the formation of the Texas State Lawn Tennis Association was officially established. The group also decided to apply for membership in the National Lawn Tennis Association of America.

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The newly formed association elected Glen Walker of Fort Worth as president, R.G. Patton of Waco as vice president, J. Henry Meyers of Dallas as secretary, and Leslie Waggener of Austin as treasurer. In 1907, the officers and executive committee completed the formation of a constitution and by-laws to govern the association, with individual dues set at fifty cents per year.

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