So it came as no surprise that the statue of Michigan Gov. Austin Blair was the first monument added to the Capitol grounds after the building was completed in 1878 and opened in 1879.

Tucked away in the state Capitol is an intimate Victorian-style theater, decorated with beautiful purple chairs and moving pictures set in golden frames. At first, the paintings stand out as classic ...

Austin is home to tacos, cowboy boots, and a lot of great museums. From the Texas State Capitol to several art museums to Texas history one, museum-goers can spend a day in an Austin museum. If ...

Protesters were blocking streets in front of the Capitol building, and law enforcement is telling them to get off the street. We have sent a second crew downtown to help keep track of what’s ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested one person who was allegedly linked to threats made against state lawmakers on ...

Standing stoically in the heart of central Austin is Texas's legislative center, the State Capitol. Opened in 1888, this landmark (made of Texas sunset red granite) stands 14 feet taller than the ...

Like the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the new Capitol Mall — its official name — in Austin is lined with vast museums, hulking government edifices, elegant historic buildings and ...

Robert Bowers, 45, was arrested for threatening Texas lawmakers and possessing a firearm; no bail set. He's linked to the "No ...

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Texas Capitol and share a few reflections from my term as student regent. I was ...

Pictures from the Austin History Center show Downtown Austin with single ... located just to the west of the State Capitol grounds, opened in 1967. The building brought a number of complaints that ...

“An unprecedented assault” is how President-elect Joe Biden described the invasion of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters on Wednesday. CNN called it “an unprecedented attack,” ABC News ...

Because both new office buildings will have six levels of underground parking, JE Dunn excavated 75 ft deep for the new 165,000-sq-ft building at 1500 Congress St. and 65 ft deep for the 360,000 ...