Texas Capitol View Corridors

Preservation of View of State Capitol
Texas Legislature
Citation	"Preservation of View of State Capitol" (Texas Government Code § 3151.000)
Enacted by	Texas Senate
Enacted	March 24, 1983
Enacted by	Texas House of Representatives
Enacted	April 21, 1983
Signed by	Governor Mark White
Signed	May 3, 1983
Effective	May 3, 1983
Legislative history
First chamber: Texas Senate
Bill title	Relating to preservation of the view of the State Capitol from certain points and prohibition of certain construction.
Bill citation	Tex. S.B. 176, 68th Leg., R.S. (1983).
Introduced by	Lloyd Doggett
Introduced	January 17, 1983
First reading	January 17, 1983
Second reading	March 24, 1983
Third reading	March 24, 1983
Second chamber: Texas House of Representatives
Bill title	Tex. S.B. 176, 68th Leg., R.S. (1983).
Received from the Texas Senate	March 28, 1983
Member(s) in charge	Gerald Hill
First reading	April 5, 1983
Second reading	April 21, 1983
Third reading	April 21, 1983
Amended by
Tex. H.B. 2812, 77th Leg., R.S. (2001). Tex. H.B. 2256, 83rd Leg., R.S. (2013).
Status: In force

The Capitol View Corridors are a series of legal restrictions on construction in Austin, Texas, aimed at preserving protected views of the Texas State Capitol from various points around the city. First established by the Texas Legislature in 1983 and recodified in 2001, the corridors are meant to protect the capitol dome from obstruction by high-rise buildings. While supported by cultural and historical preservation organizations, the corridors have also been criticized for limiting the potential for the development of new tall structures in downtown Austin.