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.

It was not always that complicated — or expensive. State historical records show that the Senate’s first carpet probably arrived in 1889, when the state first furnished its new showpiece of ...

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 ...

Visitors, lawmakers and lobbyists at the Oregon Capitol can once again snag merchandise featuring the iconic House and Senate carpet designs, after a pop-up store opened this week featuring new items.

The chamber will be closed for that maintenance work, which will force the Senate to meet in the Hart Senate Office Building during the pro forma sessions it has scheduled over August. The House ...