From Mission Indians to Sons of the Confederacy, the hearing revealed the continued life of feuds as old as Texas itself.
The legislation would remove the statues from the grounds, the paintings from the chambers, and the name from the John H. Reagan building.
Sen. Brandon Creighton and Rep. Kyle Biedermann will each file legislation establishing protocols for removal or relocation of historic monuments and other pieces of artwork.
After a bitter controversy over a confederate monument, Parker County commissioners have decided it will stay outside the county courthouse.
With race tensions mounting, Texas A&M has been called on to remove a statue of Sul Ross, a former governor and president of the school. Just as many have asked A&M to keep the statue.
The Republican-held Denton County Commissioners Court unanimously voted in support of removing a Confederate monument from the county courthouse grounds.
After a lengthy public comments section, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted to remove a confederate monument from the grounds of the county courthouse.
