| The Italian Renaissance Revival style Capitol is about 14 feet taller than the national capitol in Washington, D.C. The Texas Capitol is not the tallest state capitol structure, though. The tower-style Louisiana Capitol is the tallest. References: Texas Department of Transportation "The building stands 302.64 feet tall, measured from the oval walk at the south entrance to the tip of the star in the Goddess of Liberty’s hand at the top of the dome." "...302.64 feet high is approximately 14 feet taller than the national capitol in Washington, D.C." "The height of the Capitol from the baseline on the east front to the top of the statue is 287.5 ft (87.6 m)." |
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Austin has not always been named Austin, and the Texas capital has not always been here. Stephen F. Austin, the Father of Texas, originally named the place Waterloo after the epic battle. The Republic's capital was peripatetic. Among much other tumult, it is true that an armed group of Houstonians rode into Austin to remove the Republic's archives and government records. They had obtained a court ruling that the Texas capital would be Houston. I would bet the amount of that court judge's bribe that the Houstonians had also obtained an inspiring amount of liquor. However, an alert tavern owner raised the alarm by firing her cannon (that's right), and the Houstonians were routed by the righteous Austinites. |  |
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