The massive Confederate Soldiers Monument was erected in 1903 and occupies a prime spot on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, towering over visitors on their right as they walk onto the grounds of the capitol from the main entrance. The inscription exemplifies the "Lost Cause" myth making that legitimized Jim Crow, lynching, and White Anglo supremacy in general.

Monuments commemorating African American and Hispanic Texans subsequently placed nearby obscure neither the Confederate monument itself nor the historical truth that racial subjugation and the spreading of falsehoods about this violent process have been central to the making of Texas today.

Image -- By Daderot - Own work, Public Domain --Wikimedia Commons

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Texas DPS said it continues to investigate a threat against state lawmakers who attended a "No Kings" protest in Austin on Saturday, but noted that a man arrested in connection to the threat had not been charged with any related crimes.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/protests/2025/06/17/524180/man-arrested-in-threat-against-lawmakers-before-no-kings-protest-not-facing-related-charges-texas-dps-says/

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With Texas lawmakers convening Tuesday in Austin, here’s a rundown of how legislation moves through the Capitol, the ways lawmakers operate and who the power players are.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/01/13/510681/texas-legislature-101-how-bills-become-laws-and-how-you-can-participate-in-the-process/

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