Each year, the Texas House Christmas tree is decorated with ornaments designed by lawmakers’ constituents. Community Impact spoke with lawmakers and artists about some ornaments from the Austin, San Antonio and Houston areas. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact)
For 15 years, Texas House lawmakers have asked their constituents to design holiday ornaments that highlight unique aspects of their communities.
This year, over 100 hand-decorated ornaments sit on a 23-foot Virginia pine tree. The tree was grown at Elves Christmas Tree Farm in Denison, which is located just south of the Texas-Oklahoma border…