<P> The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels . </P> <P> Austin is the capital of Texas . The State Capitol resembles the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., but is faced in Texas pink granite and is topped by a statue of the "Goddess of Liberty" holding aloft a five - point Texas star . The capitol is also notable for purposely being built seven feet taller than the U.S. national capitol . </P>

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