#Texas Capitol

[travelella]

Texas Capitol, Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas, USA

Mitchell Kmetz

[85tigerphotog]

Austin TX. Some views of the capitol building from various perspectives downtown.

[sildarmillion-grounds]

Stedman Family Gardens at University Avenue. Always something new planted ever since it was built. Pictures from 11 Oct 2022 (top 3), 5 Dec 2022 (middle 3), 27 Feb 2023 (bottom).

[transit-fag]

hi amtrak. i want to make a trip from dallas texas to raleigh north carolina . with amrtak. whats the best way for me to to do that. thank you

It's a long trip unfortunately, you need to take the Texas Eagle to Chicago where you will then Transfer to the CapitolLimited, once you arrive in DC you need to transfer to the Silver Star, and ride that down to Raleigh

[deadpresidents]

Which state capitol building is the nicest in your opinion? Any fugly capitol buildings?

I may be biased because I was born and raised in Sacramento and have spent countless hours in Capitol Park over the years (two of my friends even got married there!), but I think California's State Capitol building is gorgeous:

And I hate to give credit to Texas for anything, but the Capitol building in Austin is pretty impressive, especially when you see it in person (however, as a California native, my first visit to the Texas Capitol resulted in quite the culture shock when I saw all the Confederate monuments):

As for the ugliest, I think the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu looks like a credit union:

And the New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe looks like the admissions office of a small community college:

What does everyone else think? Any other choices?

[angelx1992]

[theygender]

Finding out that cheese dip was invented in Arkansas and that it's eaten more here than it is elsewhere is honestly so funny to me bc it's such a nothing food. I would never have realized that it's not really much of a thing in other states bc it's not something I ever think about. I mean sure there's probably gonna be tortilla chips and cheese dip at every potluck and school/work function, but if I had to rank every food at one of those events the cheese dip would be maybe like 7th place. You don't really eat it bc you like it, you just eat it bc it's there. Like don't get me wrong it's a decent snack, but it's not anything to write home about. It's kinda just like if queso was a bit boring

[blurglesmurfklaine]

“Austin is a small town” NO THE FUCK IT AINT????

[hypertimesstuff]

Was thinking more of my Hunger Games AU!! I'm thinking of making a few changes :)

uhh theres technically. kind of. hunger games spoilers but like this whole au will be full of spoilers lmao. Warning that there is a Lot of text below the cut, but I wld love if you guys read it since I've thought a lot abt it

District 2, I've finally decided, will be New York. New York and California in the present day are the most powerful states. I wanted to show that, with California being District 1 (previously established), and District 2 as New York. So, he and California are the two most powerful districts.

Because the districts are in totally different locations than where they used to be as states, the states chosen to be districts are chosen because they, as states, exhibit behaviors that make them favorable to be a specific district. Or, there are specific circumstances or situations that cause them to be favorable as a certain district.

The 11 states chosen to be districts, even before the disasters that caused Panem to exist, slowly, slowly changed into how they are in Panem. For example--New York slowly becomes more warm blooded, since he goes from, not only the east to the west, but the north to the south. Heights and builds also change, eye colors change, etc etc. personalities slowly change as well. When the disasters happen, it sets everything in stone. They are like this now. Theres no going back. When the disasters happen, they don't remember the names of who they used to be, and have vague, practically nonexistent memories of who they were. It's a reset.

Gov and DC are gone. completely gone. Replaced by the entities of the Capitol and Panem, they have no attachments to the districts (but they DO choose favorites).

District 13 won't be Florida !! he'll be district 4, fishing. Multiple reasons--1. He's known for, y'know, the ocean, the beach, the water, etc. 2. District 4 is a career district, a district favored by the capitol. I think its a lil bit ironic how Florida goes from,, y'know, how Florida is, bothering the government, to being a favorite of the government. And, lastly: Louisiana, whose Florida's best friend, who I imagine goes fishing and hunting with Florida, no longer exists. District 4 doesn't even remember him. I think it'd be fun to also make it hurt that way, that Florida's best friend will never join him in fishing again. So Florida gets to be the fishing district !! :] (I hope you appreciate my evil)

Regarding district 13: They're a new entity all together. They're a woman (she/they). All of the events that occur to District 13 have occurred in this AU as well. District 13 has always only been District 13. This, even from the start, causes distance between them and the other districts. Sure, the other districts all can't remember who they used to be, but there's still,,, a feeling, that District 13 is not like them. The other districts remember her, from before their rebellion and before they were forced underground, but they don't talk about them. Ever. They think she’s dead.

So. Nevada is mainly federal land right? I've seen some headcanons here and there that Nevada is, to some degree, controlled by Gov. I personally don't use the headcanon, but I'm using the concept behind it: that the government is able to control Nevada because he's mostly federal land. I'm applying this to District 2 (who was, as mentioned above, previously New York). District 2 is the district of masonry and defense. It's where the peacekeepers are stationed in. I'm imagining, because of that, District 2 is the one most under Panem's control.

All of the Districts have powers !! Reason being? The other states disappearing leaves magic behind, manifesting in the districts as abilities that suit the specific district. Sure, all of the people you love and care about are dead (or you can't remember them. Though, then again, you can't even remember yourself, so does it matter), but hey, you have powers now!

So, combining the last two ideas together. District 2's ability is to summon weapons out of thin air, kind of creating themselves. (Rise of the TMNT spoilers since his powers were inspoed by this, but think Donatello's ninpo, basically). As you can imagine, Panem and the Capitol pretty much completely controlling a living arsenal of weapons is. Not great !

District 5, the power and electricity district, is Ohio. Because he's one of the states that produces the most electricity in the country. Thats. It really.

District 6, the transportation district, is Illinois. Chicago is the busiest rail hub in the US (which I just now learned !!) so,, it seemed fitting for him to be the transportation district.

District 7, the lumber district, is Oregon. Oregon is a pretty foresty place, AND they produce the most lumber in the country. So. Lumber district now.

District 8, the textile district, is North Carolina. Another thing I just now searched and learned is that they make the most textiles in the country. Therefore, they're the textile district.

District 9, the grain district, is North Dakota. Once more, I just learned that North Dakota produces the most grain in the US. So, wow, they get to be the grain district, shocking!!

Previously, I chose district 11 (agriculture) to be Texas. I'm changing it. He's now district 10 (coincidentally the district number right beneath district 11), because Texas produces the most livestock in the country.

District 11, the agriculture district, is Iowa. Yes, California is the number one agricultural state, but Iowa is the second, and California is already district 1. So Iowa gets to be the agriculture district.

District 12, the coal district, is Wyoming !! I do in fact have multiple reasons for this one. Wyoming produces the most coal in the country. Additionally, Wyoming is often, as frequently seen, forgotten by the others and even Gov. District 12 is also, like Wyoming, forgotten and dismissed. So! Now they get to be District 12.

District 3, the electronics district, is Nevada. I chose this one for Nevada because, for one, Nevada with Las Vegas seems to fit the electronics idea of it the best--I would've chosen New York for this, but alas, he's district 2 already. Also !! I thought abt it rn and !! It also makes sense because district 3 is between two districts heavily favored by the capitol (district 2 and district 4). And yet. He himself is not a career district. So, SO close to being a favorite, but he's not. (passes you a "this reminds me of California and Nevada's relationship" card).

District 2, District 1, and District 4 are the Capitol's (and Panem's, in extension) favorites. They're treated the best.

District 1 and District 2 are very, very close. They never leave each others side, unless the Capitol or Panem needs them. (cough cough. California and New York, as completely new people, are still soulmates throughout it all. The love persists even when they and everything else around them changes.)

District list: District 1 (California), District 2 (New York), District 3 (Nevada), District 4 (Florida), District 5 (Ohio), District 6 (Illinois), District 7 (Oregon), District 8 (North Carolina), District 9 (North Dakota), District 10 (Texas), District 11 (Iowa), District 12 (Wyoming).

You may--or may not idk--have noticed that there is multiple states of each region now as districts. This was on purpose. Guess which region is the exception. :] <—the face of evil

I had ! a lot of ideas ! Please do enjoy and share your thoughts bc this AU is rotting my brain. If you have any questions, I would also love to answer. I have put so much effort into this. god

(psst. I'm also going to hopefully write a lil thing with New York--specifically, where the Changes start to become noticeable)

[harriswalz4usabybr]

Speech Vice President Harris gave in Austin, TX!

~BR~

[knight-of-ashes]

Oh also Cattail rode on the back of my ATV and we went through a drive through because I cannot be stopped

[promisered]

HE RUINED MY DREAM JOURNAL

[sildarmillion-grounds]

A Walk Along Speedway Across Time

Entrance to Speedway from Deen Keaton St. 11 Mar 2019.

Engineering Education and Research Center (EER). UT Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). 30 Dec 2018.

Moffet Molecular Biology Building. 20 Mar 2019.

Wells Auditorium. Department of Chemistry. 1 July 2022.

Norman Hackerman Building (NHB) featuring Nancy Rubins' Monochrome for Austin, July 1, 2022.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex / the Gates-Dell Complex. From top: 30 Mar 2018, 17 Dec 2019 (featuring Sol Lewitt's Circle with Towers), 13 Jan 2020.

Courtyard outside the William C. Powers Student Activity Center (WCP, formerly SAC). 21 Mar 2019.

Speedway in between McCombs CBA and Gregory Gym. 15 Apr 2021.

Left: McCombs School of Business CBA Hall of Honors (CBA North Entrance) from Speedway. 18 Jul 2018. Middle: Gregory Gymnasium featuring the Make it Y(our) Texas campaign. 6 Oct 2022. Right: View of Gregory Gym and McCombs CBA from Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL). 30 Dec 2019.

Left: New Undergraduate Admissions Center (attached to PCL). 15 May 2023. Middle: Inside the Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL). 21 Sep 2019. Right: View of Blanton Museum Smith Building (where the gift shop is) fro PCL. 30 Dec 2019.

Blanton Museum of Art. Top: Pictures from the Brazos St. side. 1 Mar 2019. Bottom: Blanton Museum of Art's Moody Patio, featuring Austin by Ellsworth Kelley and the Petals art installations. 15 May 2023.

End of Speedway on E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd: The Capitol Mall. 15 May 2023.

[rabbitcruiser]

Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca became the first known European to set foot on November 6, 1528 in the area that would become Texas.

[katiajewelbox]

Reminds me of Sailor Moon!

Source: Photographer Christoper V. Sherman's Facebook page

[kristenoneal]

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