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 recently underwent a $22.6 million renovation. ... A new carpet was designed, although not in the initial pattern because designers felt it would overwhelm the room.

The Oregon House chamber carpet pattern can be seen in this 2023 photo of lawmakers at the Capitol. Carpet patterns from the House and Senate chambers are featured in new merchandise for sale at ...

The Arkansas Senate Efficiency Committee on Monday authorized spending about $200,000 with Kone Inc. of North Little Rock to ...

Outgoing Senate President Andy Gardiner showed off the renovated chamber on Monday. Workers spent the last eight months tearing out carpet, replacing desks and installing a new stained glass dome ...

The Senate chamber of 2019 is also notably more handicap-accessible than it was when the Senate last convened there in 2017. All seats are wheelchair accessible, and a wheelchair lift was added to ...

The floor covering in the House chamber is adorned with the state tree, the Douglas fir, while chinook salmon and wheat are woven into the carpet in the Senate.Chinook salmon are the state fish ...