The Government of Texas consists of a state government, as well as governments at the county an municipal levels. Austin is the capital of Texas. The State Capitol resembles the federal Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., but is faced in Texas pink granite and is topped by a statue of the "Goddess of Liberty" holding aloft a five-point Texas star. The capitol is also notable for facing south toward Mexico City and for purposely being built seven feet taller than the U.S. national capitol.