State and Local Records Division

We provide consulting services and training (in-house and online) on topics like records retention, inventory, disposition, managing electronic records, emergency planning, and more. This blog is used to communicate general information. If you require assistance with a records management issue, please contact us at (512) 463-7610 or slrminfo@tsl.texas.gov.

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This blog is open to all readers, but is written primarily for records management personnel in 150+ state agencies and 10,000+ local governments in the State of Texas.

A local government is defined as “a county, including all district and precinct offices of a county, municipality, public school district, appraisal district, or any other special-purpose district or authority.”

A state agency is defined as “any department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including an eleemosynary institution; the Texas Municipal Retirement System and the Texas County and District Retirement System; and any public nonprofit corporation created by the legislature whose responsibilities and authority are not limited to a geographical area less than that of the state.”