Texas Capitol Building

Texas Capitol Building
Austin, Texas (Travis County)
Photo Credit: Texas Film Commission

The Texas Capitol is widely recognized as one of the nation's most distinguished state capitols. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.

 Texas State Preservation Board

Films Featured

• Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1981)

  • The Texas Capitol Building - one of the most iconic government buildings in the entire country - serves as backdrop for one of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' most memorable scenes, as The Governor (Charles Durning, in a scene-stealing performance) side-steps his way through the Capitol Rotunda and around several reporters' questions.

Film Trails

Texas Two-Step 

As Seen In Film