The Texas Peace Officers' Memorial is an outdoor monument commemorating law enforcement and corrections officers who died in service since August 5, 1823, installed on the
Texas State Capitol grounds in
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
, United States. The memorial was designed by Linda Johnson and erected by the
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and
Texas State Preservation Board
The State Preservation Board preserves and maintains the Texas Capitol, the 1857 General Land Office BuildingTexas Capitol Visitors Center, and other designated buildings, their contents and grounds; preserves and maintains the Texas Governor's Man ...
in 1999. It features a granite obelisk on a base with a Texas Lone Star, as well as inscribed names along granite walls of those who died since
Stephen F. Austin commissioned the Texas Peace Officers, or the
Texas Ranger Division
The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers and also known as ''Los Diablos Tejanos'' (), is an State bureau of investigation, investigative law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in the US state of Texas. It is ba ...
.
See also
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1999 in art
Events from the year 1999 in art.
Events
*28 May – After 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's ''The Last Supper'' is placed back on display in Milan, Italy.
*July – After 158 years of an empty plinth, Mark Wallinger's ''Ecce H ...
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1999 establishments in Texas
1999 sculptures
Granite sculptures in Texas
Law enforcement memorials
Monuments and memorials in Texas
Obelisks in the United States
Outdoor sculptures in Austin, Texas
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