New historically accurate carpet for the Texas Senate comes from England as part of a more than $500,000 update to the chamber in Austin. Officials with the State Preservation Board, which manages ...

This Senate chamber’s original 1859 carpet was a lavish floral design, reflecting the Victorian style of the times. Similarly, the chamber featured an expansive glass ceiling until 1950.

AUSTIN - Texas state senators will stand on brand new green carpet when they reconvene in January, and they have the British to thank for it. Officials with the State Preservation Board, the ...

The Senate chamber is undergoing some restoration work over the August break to have its telecommunications equipment upgraded, as well as some "floor action" of a sort — an assessment and ...

In other action, the committee on Monday authorized Henry Enterprises of North Little Rock to replace the carpet in the Senate chamber for about $28,839, as long as the House of Representatives is ...