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Chapter 442

Texas Historical Commission

Subchapter A. General Provisions

442.001 Definitions 442.002 Commission; Members; Sunset Act 442.0021 Commission Members: Training 442.0022 Commission Members: Conflict of Interest 442.0023 Commission Members: Grounds for Removal 442.003 Purpose of Commission 442.004 Personnel 442.0045 Delegation of Certain Powers and Duties 442.0046 Authority of Executive Director to Enter Certain Contracts 442.005 General Powers and Duties of Commission 442.0051 Fees 442.0052 Volunteer Services 442.0053 Eligibility Criteria for Inclusion of Real Property in State Historic Sites System 442.0054 Disclosure of Personal Customer Information 442.0056 Acquisition of Historic Sites 442.0057 Solicitation, Receipt, and Transfer of Land 442.0058 Sale or Exchange of Land 442.0059 Employee Fund-Raising 442.006 State Historical Marker Program 442.0061 State Historical Marker Program to Honor African American Legislators 442.0062 Preservation, Maintenance, and Repair of Official Texas Historical Markers 442.0065 Guide to Historical Markers 442.007 State Archeological Program 442.0071 Duties Regarding Governor's Mansion 442.0072 Preservation and Maintenance of Gethsemane Church and Carrington-Covert House 442.0073 Preservation and Maintenance of Certain State Buildings 442.0074 Preservation, Maintenance, and Improvement of Republic of Texas Granite Boundary Marker 442.008 County Courthouses 442.0081 Historic Courthouse Preservation and Maintenance Programs; Grants and Loans 442.0082 Historic Courthouse Project; Requirements 442.0083 Funding for Historic Courthouse Preservation Program; Historic Courthouse Preservation Fund Account 442.0084 Equitable Representation in Monuments 442.0085 State Register of Historic Places 442.0086 Military Sites Program 442.0087 Fort Bliss Museum and Study Center 442.0088 Texas Heritage Trails Program 442.009 Consumer Information and Complaints 442.0095 Program and Facility Accessibility 442.010 Audits 442.011 Penalty 442.012 Lawsuits 442.013 No Effect on Other Organizations and Activities 442.014 Main Street Program 442.0145 Texas Historical Artifacts Program; Fund 442.015 Texas Preservation Trust Fund Account 442.0151 Historic Infrastructure Sustainability Trust Fund 442.0155 Funds Subject to State Funds Reform Act 442.016 Liability for Adversely Affecting Historic Structure or Property 442.017 Identification and Preservation of Abandoned Cemeteries 442.018 Identification and Preservation of Texas Underground Railroad Historical Sites 442.019 Tom Lea Trail 442.0195 Texas Music History Trail 442.020 Texas Treasure Awards 442.0205 Texas History Grant Program 442.021 El Camino Real De Los Tejas National Historic Trail 442.022 Use of Technology 442.023 Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Procedures 442.024 Scenic Loop Road--Boerne Stage Road--Toutant Beauregard Road Historic Corridor 442.025 Texas Historic Roads and Highways Program 442.026 Bankhead Highway as Texas Historic Highway 442.027 State Highway 20 as Texas Historic Highway 442.028 U.S. Highway 80 as Texas Historic Highway 442.029 Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas 442.030 Route 66 Historic Corridor 442.031 Don Juan De Onate Trail as Texas Historic Highway 442.032 Naming of Certain Areas on Historic Sites 442.033 State Highways 118 and 166 as Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway

Subchapter A-1. Affiliated Nonprofit Organizations; Friends of the Texas Historical Commission

442.041 Definition 442.042 Purpose 442.043 Rules; Guidelines 442.044 Agreements 442.045 Collection and Use of Certain Fee and Revenue Receipts 442.046 Ownership and Acquisition of Property 442.047 Disposition of Organization Assets on Dissolution 442.048 Confidentiality of Certain Information 442.049 Accountability; Investment Restrictions; Audit 442.050 Expenditures; Limits

Subchapter B. National Museum of the Pacific War

442.051 Museum Definition; Jurisdiction 442.052 Powers of Commission 442.053 Revenue Bonds for Museum 442.055 Grants; Donations 442.056 National Museum of the Pacific War Museum Fund

Subchapter B-1. Star of the Republic Museum

442.061 Definition 442.062 Jurisdiction and Maintenance of Museum 442.063 Grants; Donations

Subchapter B-2. Iwo Jima Monument and Museum

442.065 Definition 442.066 Iwo Jima Monument and Museum; Fund

Subchapter B-3. First Capitol State Historic Site

442.068 Definitions 442.0681 Jurisdiction and Maintenance of First Capitol Site and Replica 442.0682 Grants; Donations

Subchapter C. Commission Jurisdiction Over Historic Sites

442.071 Definition 442.072 Commission Jurisdiction; Agreements for Historic Sites 442.073 Historic Site Account 442.074 Grants; Donations 442.075 Transfer of Historic Sites from Parks and Wildlife 442.076 French Legation 442.077 Agreement Relating to French Legation

Subchapter D. Operation of Historic Sites

442.101 Authority to Contract 442.102 Construction of Roads by Texas Department of Transportation 442.103 Lease of Lands and Improvements 442.104 Lease of Grazing Rights; Sale of Products 442.105 Establishment of Fees; Revenue 442.106 Concessions 442.107 Publications on Historic Sites 442.108 Deposit of Receipts 442.109 Mistaken Deposit 442.110 Programs for the Development of Historic Sites and Structures 442.111 Financing of Historic Site Programs 442.112 State Historic Site Retail Operations 442.113 Texas Historical Commission Retail Operations Fund 442.114 Historic Site Themes and Interpretation

Subchapter D-1. Washington-on-the-Brazos Historical Foundation

442.151 Definition 442.152 Purpose of Foundation 442.153 Responsibilities of Foundation and Commission 442.154 Agreements Regarding Certain Historic Sites 442.155 Collection and Use of Certain Fee and Revenue Receipts 442.156 Commission Advice and Oversight 442.157 Fundraising 442.158 Ownership and Acquisition of Property 442.159 Disposition of Foundation Assets on Dissolution

Subchapter E. Rules Governing Historic Sites

442.201 Authorization 442.202 Scope of Rules 442.203 Posting of Rules 442.204 Removal from Site 442.205 Enforcement of Rules 442.206 Effect of Rules 442.207 Penalty

Subchapter F. San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

442.251 Jurisdiction 442.252 San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association 442.253 Executive Manager; Other Employees

Subchapter G. Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historical Monument and Park

442.271 Jurisdiction 442.272 Powers of Commission

Subchapter H. Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program

Subchapter H, consisting of Secs. 442.301 to 442.308, was added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 763 (S.B. 217), Sec. 2.

For another Subchapter H, consisting of Secs. 442.301 to 442.303, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1122 (H.B. 5616), Sec. 1, see Sec. 442.301 et seq., post.

442.301 Definition 442.302 Establishment and Purpose 442.303 Eligibility 442.304 Applying for Designation 442.305 Notice of Application 442.306 Application Review; Decision 442.307 Application Form; Fee; Medallion 442.308 Rules

Subchapter H. Texas Presidential Library Promotion Program

Subchapter H, consisting of Secs. 442.301 to 442.303, was added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1122 (H.B. 5616), Sec. 1.

For another Subchapter H, consisting of Secs. 442.301 to 442.308, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 763 (S.B. 217), Sec. 2, see Sec. 442.301 et seq., post.

442.301 Definition 442.302 Texas Presidential Library Promotion Program 442.303 Funding