Construction on next phase of Texas Capitol Complex project begins

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- New buildings and additions are coming to the Texas Capitol Mall area in downtown Austin.
The groundbreaking for Phase 2 of the Texas Capitol Complex project took place Thursday, morning, marking the start of construction of two new state office buildings and one additional block of the pedestrian Capitol Mall along North Congress Avenue, according to the Texas Facilities Commission.The new state office buildings will include:A five-story, 165,000-square-foot building