News posts. For example, updates to administrative rules, retention schedules, training announcements, and other services provided by SLRM.
Grab the cauldrons, fill them with popcorn, pour your witches brew, and revel in the films of the season. Once again, the spookiest time of the year returns. Let’s see how records and information management (RIM) are treated in the search for answers to escape the horror found in entertainment. (Warning: Spoilers ahead!) City of…
The Texas Library and Archives Foundation is accepting applications for its annual Martha Wong and Gloria Meraz-Mark Smith Scholarships. Both scholarships will award a reimbursable grant of $5,000 that may be used for tuition or required textbooks. Through these awards, the Foundation encourages Texans to pursue a career in the library field. The scholarships have…
On June 30, 2026, the newest edition of Local Schedule PW was published! These changes affect local governments. The amendment(s) to 13 TAC §7.127 were adopted as administrative rules of the commission—see the full announcement on the Texas Register. For local government RMOs, this means that all previous versions of Schedule PW will be obsolete…
REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CLOSED Calling all Texas local government records management officers and liaisons! You are cordially invited to the annual Local Government Records Management Officer meeting, organized by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC). This meeting will include presentations and Q&A on training, compliance, local schedule updates, and more! Please note: Please…
Ready to celebrate 250 years of American independence in a big way? Join Texans statewide in the Texas America250 Reading Challenge, hosted by TSLAC and the Texas Center for the Book. It’s simple: log 2,500 minutes—that’s about 41 hours—of reading, exploring Texas state parks, or giving back through service between January 1 and December 31,…
On Friday, November 21st, 2025, the annual e-Records Conference returned with the theme “Preserve the Past, Power the Future.” Co-sponsored by TSLAC and the Texas Department of Information Resources, this year’s theme highlighted the importance of electronic records for Texas government operations now and in years to come. Smashing yet another attendance record, this year’s…
Break out the orange pumpkins and black cats, because it is once again the spookiest time of the year. Let’s pick out the next RIM-Brain film from the movie library for the Halloween season. Now lets don our costumes, grab a bowl of caramel corn, and get ready to watch this year’s horror film. Here…
TSLAC is seeking informal comments on draft updates to the following Local Government Schedules: Everything you need is available on the Informal Review of Amended Local Government Retention Schedules webpage: ☆ Pay special attention ☆ to the Comments in the Preliminary Drafts where TSLAC requests your experience and opinion on certain record series in particular.…