Texas Capitol History

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Prescient Redistricting (1981) - Thomas Bleich Collection #txlege texasarchive.org/2022_00004?b=0…

Chicken Ranch Press Conference (1973) #txlege texasarchive.org/2010_03736?b=0…

Vote for Me: Politics in America - Bob Bullock and Dee Simpson Interviews (1995) #txlege texasarchive.org/2024AA05445?b=…

The best video that exists of the #txlege. Vote for Me: Politics in America - Rodney Ellis Whips Votes (1996) texasarchive.org/2024AA05453?b=…

Happy 79th Birthday to President George W. Bush, Texas’s 46th Governor. #Txlege

The Congress Avenue Bridge flooded on June 15, 1935. Austin received 22 inches in 3 hours, with the Colorado River resting at 50 feet. #txlege

Reading back on the long history of floods on the Guadalupe: Camps were heavily damaged over July 4, 1932, but no campers were lost. Officials were grateful that it came by day and not in the middle of the night.

Happy #4thOfJuly! 🎆 Friendly Reminder: Admission to the #LBJLibrary is FREE all day. Last entry is at 4 PM—see you soon! 🇺🇸 lbjlibrary.org/visit

July 4, 2002 #txlege Courtesy of Larry Kolvoord of the @statesman.

Audioless footage of Senator Babe Schwartz sworn in as Governor for a Day in 1966, with a cameo of @jswatz. #txlege texasarchive.org/2015_01990?b=0…

#OTD: Sixty-one years ago today, on July 2, 1964, #PresidentJohnson signed the #CivilRightsAct. The law: ▪️ Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, & national origin ▪️Desegregated public facilities & schools ▪️Created @USEEOC 📽️ youtu.be/sQsVVYpY6pI

Governor Price Daniel Addresses 57th Legislature. "Special sessions of the legislature are never very enjoyable either for legislators or governors, but as long as Texas continues to grow.. we shall have more... than we have had in the past." #txlege texasarchive.org/2010_01518?b=0…

July 1, 1963 — ZIP Codes are introduced for the United States mail.

Texas “Killer Bees” (1979) - Jim Ruddy Collection #txlege texasarchive.org/2010_02971?b=0…

A “young” Bob Johnson, the House Parliamentarian sitting to Speaker Clayton’s left. I worked in the House then but got to really know Big Daddy later. L.B. and I assisted him when he served as Senate Parliamentarian for Bullock. Bob was one of a few BB referred to as “brother” &…

At the front mic is my father-in-law Bob Davis, who sadly passed in December. To his right is Walter Fisher, who taught me a lot in the Senate. Speaker Clayton, presiding, later served as a regent at A&M and graciously had lunch with me to offer advice. This pic made my day!