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Texas Historical Commission
Charged with protecting the state’s historic and prehistoric resources, this Texas agency connects preservation with public education, community identity, and economic benefit. Its work ranges from landmark programs and archaeology to the operation of historic sites across the state.
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Texas Museum Directory, 1985
by Texas Historical Commission
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The Texas Historical Commission is the state agency focused on historic preservation in Texas. Formed in 1953 and based in Austin, it works to protect places, stories, and artifacts that help explain the state’s past.
According to the agency’s mission, its role is to protect and preserve Texas’s historic and prehistoric resources for the use, education, enjoyment, and economic benefit of present and future generations. In practice, that includes preservation guidance, historical markers, archaeology programs, tax credit programs, and support for local preservation efforts.
The commission also operates state historic sites around Texas, helping turn preservation into something people can visit and experience firsthand. Rather than serving as an author in the usual sense, it is a public institution whose publications and programs help bring Texas history to a wide audience.