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2025 · Regular session · House bill

HB3114

HB3114 removes four corridors from the state-law list protecting views of the Texas Capitol: the southbound upper deck of I-35 between Concordia College and the Martin Luther King Boulevard overpass; Robert Mueller Airport; Marti…

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Official caption: Relating to the view of the State Capitol.

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HB3114 removes four corridors from the state-law list protecting views of the Texas Capitol: the southbound upper deck of I-35 between Concordia College and the Martin Luther King Boulevard overpass; Robert Mueller Airport; Martin Luther King Boulevard at I-35; and Oakwood Cemetery.
The corridor law normally limits construction height using a formula tied to the viewpoint, site elevation and Capitol dome.
For Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and related improvements, the act raises the special height ceiling from 666 to 670 feet above sea level and excludes the stadium's north end and related north-end improvements from that ceiling.
The governor signed June 20, 2025.

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What does it do?

HB3114 removes four corridors from the state-law list protecting views of the Texas Capitol: the southbound upper deck of I-35 between Concordia College and the Martin Luther King Boulevard overpass; Robert Mueller Airport; Martin Luther King Boulevard at I-35; and Oakwood Cemetery. It renumbers the remaining listed corridors from 30 to 26. These are specifically defined lines of sight, not all land along a road or throughout a neighborhood. Final law and exact boundaries.

The corridor law normally limits construction height using a formula tied to the viewpoint, site elevation and Capitol dome. Removing a corridor removes that corridor’s protection under this state-law list. It does not abolish the remaining corridors or automatically approve a particular building. Other applicable requirements still matter; the chapter retains its rule that the stricter requirement prevails when its requirements conflict with municipal or other state requirements. Height formula; conflicting requirements.

For Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and related improvements, the act raises the special height ceiling from 666 to 670 feet above sea level and excludes the stadium’s north end and related north-end improvements from that ceiling. These numbers are elevations above sea level, not building heights above the ground. The north-end change removes this particular statutory ceiling, not every potentially applicable restriction.

The governor signed June 20, 2025. The law took effect September 1, 2025. Official history.

What changed along the way?

The filed bill already contained the four corridor removals and stadium changes. The House committee report and House-passed text retained them, as did the Senate report and final law. The amendment index lists no floor amendments, and the history records both committees reporting the bill without amendments. There was no substantive change among the five published text versions. All versions.

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Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?

Owners and developers of affected property may gain construction flexibility where these particular state restrictions previously constrained a project. UT gains additional flexibility for the stadium, especially its north end. People who value the affected Capitol sightlines lose these state-law corridor protections; actual effects depend on future construction and other applicable rules. The act does not fund or require a specific stadium or private development project.

The May 13 fiscal note anticipates no state fiscal impact and no significant local-government fiscal impact. It does not estimate changes in property values, private construction spending or the value of protected views.

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