Texas Local Government Code Title 10, Chapter 318 - Historic Preservation By Counties

SUBCHAPTER A COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION

• Texas Section 318.001 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "commission" means the county historical commission. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
• Texas Section 318.002 - Establishment
  The commissioners court of a county may appoint a county historical commission for the purpose of initiating and conducting programs suggested by the commissioners court...
• Texas Section 318.003 - Composition; Term
  (a) The commission must be composed of at least seven residents of the county. Members of the commission must be individuals who broadly reflect the...
• Texas Section 318.004 - Appointment By State
  If the commissioners court fails to appoint a commission by April 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Texas Historical Commission may appoint the commission after...
• Texas Section 318.005 - Meetings
  (a) The commission shall meet at least four times each year and may meet as often as the commission may determine under rules adopted by...
• Texas Section 318.006 - Resource Identification
  (a) The commission should institute and carry out a continuing survey of the county to determine the existence of historic buildings and other historical and...
• Texas Section 318.007 - Education
  The commission should strive to create countywide awareness and appreciation of historic preservation and its benefits and uses. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec....
• Texas Section 318.008 - Reports And Recommendations
  (a) In order to inform the commissioners court and the Texas Historical Commission of the commission's needs and programs, the commission shall make an annual...
• Texas Section 318.009 - Fiscal And Human Resources
  (a) The commissioners court may pay the necessary expenses of the commission. (b) The commissioners court may make agreements with governmental agencies or private organizations...
• Texas Section 318.010 - Resource Interpretation
  (a) The commission shall review applications for Official Texas Historical Markers to determine the accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness of the application. (b) The commission should...
• Texas Section 318.0101 - Planning
  The commission should work in partnership with other preservation entities in the county to prepare a plan for the preservation of the county's historic and...
• Texas Section 318.0102 - Leadership And Training
  (a) The Texas Historical Commission shall make orientation materials and training available to all county historical commissions. (b) The commission should strive to be represented...
• Texas Section 318.012 - Historic Site Tax Exemption
  (a) The commissioners court may establish a program under which the commission: (1) receives and reviews applications that are filed with the county and that...

SUBCHAPTER B SUPPORT OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS

• Texas Section 318.013 - Contracts For Lease Or Management Of Landmarks
  (a) The commissioners court may, on recommendation of the commission or other interested persons, contract with a private person for the lease or management of...
• Texas Section 318.021 - Appropriations To Historical Foundations: Certain Counties
  The commissioners court of a county with a population of 239,000 to 825,000 may appropriate money from the general fund of the county to a...

Last modified: September 28, 2016