Tex. Gov't Code § 442.0084 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION IN MONUMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "monument" has the meaning assigned by Section 443.015, as added by Chapter 1141, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997.
(b) To ensure that the diverse history of Texas is accurately represented on land owned by the state other than the Capitol Complex, the Texas Historical Commission shall:
(1) collect information relating to each monument on land owned by the state other than the Capitol Complex; and
(2) in cooperation with the chair of the history department at Prairie View A&M University, at The University of Texas at Austin, or at any other land grant university in the state, as determined by the commission, ensure the:
(A) historical accuracy of the monuments; and
(B) equitable representation of all Texans, including African slaves, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, women in Texas history, and Texans exemplifying military service and rural heritage in monuments on land owned by the state other than the Capitol Complex.
(c) The commission shall make the information collected under this section available to the public.
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History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 442.0087 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(60), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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