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TEXAS SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

TSCHS Journal Summer 2015

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Texas Legislature Funds the Texas Digital ArchiveBy David A. FurlowTHE EIGHTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE just made life betterfor people who believe that judicial history matters. The Legislatureallocated $706,593 to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission(TSLAC) for the 2016-2017 biennium to launch the Texas DigitalArchive. This new funding will allow TSLAC to collect, preserve, andmake publicly accessible electronic archives of state government.State Archivist Jelain Chubb stated that the Texas Digital Archive “will serveas the centralized repository for state agency records in digital formats that haveenduring or historical value.” Among the first accessions are the records of formerGovernor Rick Perry’s administration and of Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, as wellas audio recordings of the Texas Senate that date from 1972 to 2006. “Over the next two years our archivists willfocus on transferring electronic records from several state agencies and uploading digital copies of select paperbasedrecords in the state archives’ collections, including early cases from the Texas Supreme Court,” said Chubb.TSLAC expects to provide initial public access to the Texas Digital Archive early in 2016, with newrecords being added regularly.Return to Journal Index116

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