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Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced new and revised finding aids recently made available online, along with fresh uploads to the Texas Digital Archive, its repository of electronic items.

The State Archives preserves and documents the heritage and culture of Texas by identifying, collecting and making available for research the permanently valuable official records of Texas government, as well as other significant historical resources. Finding aids are written guides to archival records, including descriptive information and a

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Liberty, TX – Join the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center (SHC) for another year of book club meetings featuring works of fiction related to libraries, archives and museums. The 2026 calendar is filled with engaging titles that should inspire discussion with the group. Led by a member of the SHC staff, the book club meets on the fourth Tuesday of January, April, July and October from 6–7 p.m.  

Speaking of clubs, the first selection for the 2026 SHC Book Club is the novel The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. Set in Washington, D.C., in the 1950s, the novel presents w

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The Texas Historical Records Advisory Board (THRAB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Factor and reappointment of Jelain Chubb for terms set to expire on Feb. 1, 2027, and Feb. 1, 2029, respectively.

Elizabeth Factor of Austin is director and executive vice president of IntraBio, Inc. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Southern District of New York Federal District Court and volunteers with Scrivener Company. Factor received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Columbia University and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.
 

Jelain Chu

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The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center invites members of the public to its third annual Holiday Celebration on Saturday, December 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. The Center will hold an open house with entertainment, including a 6:30 p.m. performance by the Liberty High School Choir, on its campus at 650 FM 1011 in Liberty.

All are invited to join the Sam Houston Center for free holiday activities for all ages, including sweet treats and hot cocoa, caroling, glittering holiday decorations and multiple opportunities to take your own photographs at the Jean and Price Danie

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The Texas Center for the Book is delighted to announce the opening of the Letters About Literature Texas writing contest for 2025-2026. Texas 4th through 12th graders are invited to participate in this annual writing competition.

Students select a book, book series, essay, play, poem, short story or speech and write a letter to an author—living or dead—explaining how his or her work changed their view of themselves or the world.

The theme of Letters About Literature is “Read. Be Inspired. Write Back.”

Students may have a strong connection to the theme of the work or with a pa

 

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Austin, TX – The Texas Library and Archives Foundation (TxLAF) has announced that it has awarded the 2026 Martha Wong Scholarship to Rachel Stout of Houston and the 2026 Mark Smith-Gloria Meraz Scholarship to Megan Greaves of Celina. These scholarship opportunities support students enrolled in a Texas library/information science or school library certification program with a reimbursable grant of $2,000 for tuition and/or textbooks for the semester starting in January.

Rachel Stout is a library science student at the University of North Texas with a concentration in childr

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAustin, TX – In recognition of Electronic Records Day on October 10, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Texas Digital Archive (www.tsl.texas.gov/texasdigitalarchive).Established in 2015, the first electronic records added to the Texas Digital Archive (TDA) were from Texas Governor Rick Perry, who served as governor from 2000 to 2015. In addition to 4,000 cubic feet of paper records, TSLAC received seven terabytes of electronic records from the governor’s office, plus financial support for the new digital ar

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAustin, TX – October is national and Texas Archives Month! As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is highlighting how essential archives are to telling our American stories with the Texas Archives Month poster and website: www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/thrab/archivesmonthposter. Visit the link to explore the poster online and download a copy for yourself.The annual poster is part of Texas Archives Month celebrations happening this month as archival repositories engage the public with p

 

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Austin, TX – The Texas Historical Records Advisory Board (THRAB) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Archival Awards. THRAB has named former Vice-President for Digital Media Production at NBC5/KXAS Television Brian Hocker as the recipient of the Advocacy for Archives Award. The David B. Gracy II Award for Distinguished Archival Service has been awarded to John H. Slate of the Dallas Municipal Archives.

The Advocacy for Archives Award acknowledges an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to ensure the preservation and availability

 

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Austin, TX – Registration for the annual state electronic records management conference, Texas e-Records, is now open. This year’s conference will take place in person in Austin on Nov. 21. The theme is Preserve the Past, Power the Future. Registration is open to all Texas public sector employees.

This event is organized by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and co-sponsored by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to promote electronic records management in Texas government. The conference gathers records management and information techn