Texas Capitol History

Interim charges from the 1st #txlege interim.

1920s view of the Capitol up the brick streets of Congress. #txlege

1942: A view of @UTAustin's South Mall, the Texas Capitol, and downtown Austin from the UT Tower, when the Music Building (today's Rainey Hall) was brand new and the only building on the mall.

@MTomPatt Looks like it.

@TXCapHistory I know the Chili Parlor didn’t open till ‘76, but the building was there, no?

View north of downtown Austin from the top of the Methodist Church looking at Lavaca, 1968. There is no Trial Lawyer building or garage, Colorado Street is open, no Price Daniel Building, State Bar, or Chili Parlor. LOTS of surface parking. #txlege

Congress Avenue in the 1890s. #txlege

Congress Avenue, 1868. #txlege

Early stages of Capitol construction. The architect was Elijah Myers and engineered by Reuben Walker. Texas sold 3,000,000 acres in Deaf Smith County to finance the entire cost. The land later became the XIT Ranch. #txlege

@vincentjonestx Yes. Although the old photo is from the south end, this is from the north.

@TXCapHistory And today

The Capitol in the late 1800s. #txlege

LBJ casting his vote in Johnson City, 1964. Go vote. #txlege

Happy #TexasIndependenceDay, y'all! 🤠 📷 Unknown | January 1949 | Inauguration of #LBJ as Senator

Happy Texas Independence Day! 190 years ago today, the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos by delegates from all 59 of Texas' early settlements. Learn more about the historic Texas Revolution here: thc.texas.gov/learn/military…

Capitol cornerstone dedication, Texas Independence Day, 1885. #txlege

When LBJ made his final speech to Congress, January 1969, in that now-long-vanished age of American politics, some of the Republican and Democratic members, in the spirit of unity, sang "Auld Lang Syne" to him from the floor:

Senator Barbara Jordan presides over the Senate during a special session day in 1972. Parliamentarian Frank Elliott at her side. #txlege

Great photo from the Governor's Mansion. Undated. #txlege

Two former #txlege members behind FDR.

JFK in Capitol elevator before State of the Union, 1962.

Capitol at night, 1/1/1968. #txlege