Fred "Red" Harris (28 February 1910 – 20 October 1979) was a lawyer, Texas politician and Dallas County judge.

He served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II and, in later life, became a painter of scenes from the American Western frontier.

After high school, he attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, on an athletic scholarship and participated on the football, basketball, track and baseball teams.

[6] In 1934, he ran for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives as a Democrat and was elected after defeating the incumbent George Parkhouse in the party primary.

Harris was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart after Franklin was struck by a Japanese Kamikaze in October 1944.

[14] After Earl Huddleston resigned from the House of Representatives in June 1951,[15] Harris won his seat in a special election.