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SEPTEMBER 2023
September 12th, 2023: Check out DIR and TSLAC’s new guidance document for state agencies, “Governing Data, Records, and Information Together” (PDF). This short guide highlights the importance of collaboration between DMOs, RMOs, and other key stakeholders in establishing a data governance program.
AUGUST 2023
August 10th, 2023: Take a break from thinking about records and check out the Texas Great Read titles for 2023 chosen by TSLAC’s Texas Center for the Book! This year’s picks are Nell Plants a Tree (youth) and West with Giraffes (adult).
APRIL 2023
April 10th, 2023: Our newest team members Sahar Arafat-Ray and Sebastian Loza have been assigned to the West-North and East-North regions of Texas for local governments. Welcome to the team!
MARCH 2023
March 6th, 2023: Apply for a free online class, Basics of Archives! Application deadline is March 10th, 2023.
JANUARY 2023
January 25th, 2023: Our newest team member Erica Wilson-Lang has been assigned to the Central region of Texas for local governments. Welcome to the team!
DECEMBER 2022
December 13th, 2022: Our newest team member Raul Gonzalez has been assigned to the West-South region of Texas for local governments. Welcome to the team!
SEPTEMBER 2022
September 12, 2022: Registration is now open for in-person local government training opportunities held in Austin, TX on October 25-26, 2022 and March 7-8, 2023. Register today!
JULY 2022
July 18, 2022: Don’t forget to check out our brand new Social Media Records Webinar Series. New videos are posted on our webinar page every other Wednesday through September 7.
JUNE 2022
June 30, 2022: After several years at TSLAC, analyst Brianna Cochran departed the agency this week. Her humor and eye for detail will be greatly missed, but we celebrate the beginning of her new professional journey. Farewell, Bri!
June 13, 2022: Starting June 1, we are publishing a brand new Social Media Records Webinar Series. A new video will be posted on our webinar page every other Wednesday through September 7.
MAY 2022
May 18, 2022: After 3 years at TSLAC, senior analyst Erica Rice will be departing the agency at the end of this week. She will miss writing blog articles for all her local government and state agency friends. Farewell, Erica!
APRIL 2022
April 21, 2022: The latest one-page guide, on the topic of local government compliance, has been published to our Guidance Library
MARCH 2022
March 28, 2022: The latest one-page guide, on the topic of disposition, has been published to our Guidance Library.
FEBRUARY 2022
February 4, 2022: Katherine Hoffman has been assigned to the East-South region of Texas for local governments. Welcome to the team!
DECEMBER 2021
December 1, 2021: The ICRM Board of Regents has approved an academic partnership with the University of Texas at Austin! The strategic alliance with the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin fast tracks graduates of its Master of Science in Information Studies (MSIS) degree program to apply completed course work toward examination credit for either the Certified Records Analyst (CRA) or the Certified Records Manager (CRM) designations.
NOVEMBER 2021
November 9, 2021: After 5 years at TSLAC, senior analyst Andrew Glass will be departing the agency at the end of this week. He will miss all the friends he has made over the years while consulting with state agencies, universities, and the local governments in the South-East region of Texas. Farewell, Andrew!
OCTOBER 2021
October 19, 2021: Remember to register for the e-Records Conference, which is less than a month away! It will be held virtually from November 17-18, 2021.
SEPTEMBER 2021
September 15, 2021: Congratulations to senior analyst Erica Siegrist on upgrading her certification designation from Certified Records Analyst to Certified Records Manager!
September 1, 2021: State agency form RMD 102—Request for Authority to Dispose of State Records—has been updated. It is now a fillable PDF, citations have been updated to reflect current law, and antiquated language has been removed.
AUGUST 2021
August 1, 2021: Senior analyst Andrew Glass celebrates 5 years at TSLAC. Congrats, Andrew!
JULY 2021
July 21, 2021: State agency schedule recertification and amendment forms now default to printing on letter-size paper. Archival code “E” for “Exempt” is also now officially acknowledged in the legend.
JUNE 2021
Effective June 1st, 2021, the State Records Center was put under new management. Imaging Supervisor Zachary Bruton was promoted to manager of all SRC operations. After 35 years of service to the State of Texas, Dee Riley retired.