The State Preservation Board has quietly shelved plans for a controversial addition to the Texas Governor’s Mansion. The Austin American-Statesman reports that John Sneed, executive director of the State Preservation Board, issued a brief written statement that the proposed addition “has been withdrawn from further consideration.”

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus has added his voice to the growing chorus questioning the controversial addition to the Texas Governor’s Mansion. Straus, a member of the State Preservation Board overseeing the mansion, expressed his doubts about the board’s approval process and lack of openness.

TCU Press of Fort Worth is publishing Hill Country Deco: Modernistic Architecture of Central Texas, a new book written and photographed by GHPA staff members Jim Parsons and David Bush.

Preservationists across the state are lining up against a proposed addition to the Texas Governor’s Mansion that would significantly alter the landmark building’s appearance and compromise its historic architectural integrity.