Title:
Natural Resource Conservation Commission Office of the Hearing Examiners hearing files
Description:
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission was charged to protect the environment and public health and safety by reducing the release of pollutants and contaminants in the air and water, regulating the management and disposal of waste, and expediting the cleanup of contaminated sites. Records consist of hearing examiner files compiled by the commission's Office of the Hearing Examiner's predecessors—Texas Air Control Board, Texas Department of Health, and Texas Water Commission—as part of the permit application process, dating 1920s-1996, undated, bulk 1977-1992. The majority of the records dating prior to 1977 are exhibits.
Collection:
Natural Resource Conservation Commission Office of the Hearing Examiners hearing files
Creator:
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Date range of creation:
1920s to 1996
Date range of creation:
undated
Date range of creation:
bulk 1977 to 1992
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Public health
Subject:
Texas Air Control Board
Subject:
Texas. Department of Health
Subject:
Texas Water Commission
Subject:
Waste minimization
Subject:
Water quality
Type:
Correspondence
Type:
Legal documents
Type:
Maps (documents)
Type:
Memorandums
Type:
Reports
Type:
Transcripts
Citation information:
(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission Office of the Hearing Examiners hearing files. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The records are organized into three series: Texas Air Control Board Office of the Hearing Examiner files, 1968-1993, undated, 47.8 cubic ft. and 379.8 KB (9 files); Texas Department of Health Office of the Hearing Examiner files, 1957-1996, undated, 106.83 cubic ft. and 944 KB (4 files); Texas Water Commission Office of the Hearing Examiner files, 1920-1994, undated, 76 cubic ft.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Access restrictions:
Records described in this finding aid may contain information that is confidential under the Texas Public Information Act (PIA) (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552) or other statutes. Restricted information, as outlined in the statutes, applies to both physical and electronic records. As laws change, statutory restrictions may be added to or removed from these records. See our Texas Public Information Act and Researching in the State Archives web page for the more common types of restrictions found in state government records.
Size or duration:
230.63 cubic ft. plus 1.29 MB (13 files)
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/40139.xml