Biennial Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: Texas Historical Commission Page: 21
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HISTORY PROGRAMS DIVISION
Commissions, museums, cemetery associations, local governments, state
and federal agencies, and other organizations to identify, evaluate, and
interpret Texas' historic and cultural resources.
County Historical Commission (CHC) Outreach
As directed by the Texas Local Government Code (Chapter 318), CHCs are appointed
by county government to conduct programs suggested by the county commissioners
court and the THC for the preservation of the county's historic and cultural resources.
Currently, 242 counties have a CHC with the statutory minimum of seven appointees.
CHC Outreach manages a database containing contact information for the 5,179
CHC appointees currently in place and uses this information to educate, network,
and partner with local, regional, and statewide organizations. Created in 2008,
CHC Outreach employed two full-time specialists to serve the needs of CHCs until
September 2011, when program staff was reduced to one specialist as a result of
legislative budget cuts.
State statutes direct CHCs to use the Statewide Preservation Plan to coordinate
efforts as well as provide an annual report of activities to the THC. In 2011, there
were 184 CHCs that submitted a report of their 2010 activities; to date, 171 CHCs
have submitted a report of their 2011 activities. Based on CHC reports submitted
this biennium, Distinguished Service Awards were presented to 72 counties for 2010,
and 78 counties for 2011.
Traditionally, CHCs made up a majority of the attendees for the THC's Annual
Historic Preservation Conference, which helped the agency fulfill its statutory duty
to provide training to CHCs. More than 135 CHC appointees attended the 2011
conference, 75 of which also attended conference workshops. Legislative budget
cuts in 2011 resulted in a suspension of this conference for 2012, prompting CHC
Outreach to partner with the THC's Certified Local Government Program to offer
five regional workshops with educational presentations and networking opportunities
previously provided by the conference. More than 200 people attended the workshops,
held across Texas in May 2012.
Historic Cemetery Preservation
Historic cemeteries across Texas are threatened by development, uncontrolled
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Texas Historical Commission. Biennial Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: Texas Historical Commission, report, 201X; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth326724/m1/23/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.