Title:
House of Representatives recordings
Description:
The Texas House of Representatives is one arm of the Legislature of the State of Texas (the other being the Texas Senate), which the Texas Constitution (Article III, Section 1) vests with all legislative power of the state. House of Representatives recordings mainly contain floor debates, with some committee proceedings included. They span the 63rd Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, through the 68th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, from 1973 to 1984. A portion of these materials has been digitized and is part of the Texas Digital Archive.scope note from the abstract
Collection:
House of Representatives recordings
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives
Date of creation:
1973
Date range of creation:
1975 to 1979
Date range of creation:
1981 to 1984
Date range of creation:
undated
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Constitution
Subject:
Constitutional conventions
Subject:
Curriculum evaluation
Subject:
Education
Subject:
Education and state
Subject:
Finance
Subject:
Legislation
Subject:
Sunset reviews of government programs
Subject:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Financial Institutions
Subject:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Public Education
Subject:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Regions, Compacts, and Districts
Subject:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Special Committee to Study the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Subject:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Select Committee on Child Pornography, Its Related Causes and Control
Subject:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Special Committee on Alternatives to Public School Financing
Subject:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Constitutional Amendments
Subject:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Constitutional Revision
Subject:
Texas. Legislature. Joint Committee on Water Resources
Subject:
Texas. Legislature. Special Joint Committee on Constitutional Implementation
Subject:
Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission
Type:
Logs (records)
Type:
Open reel audiotapes
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Texas House of Representatives recordings. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The records are arranged in the order they were received-in chronological order by legislative session.
Copyright information:
Use of this Item is not restricted by copyright and/or related rights. In one or more jurisdictions, laws other than copyright are known to impose restrictions on the use of this Item. The commercial use of legislatively produced audio or visual material is limited (Texas Government Code, Section 306.006). Unless expressly stated otherwise, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission makes no warranties about the Item and cannot guarantee the accuracy of this Rights Statement. You are responsible for your own use. You may find additional information about the copyright status of the Item on the website of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. You may need to obtain other permissions for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy or moral rights may limit how you may use the material.
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:
Due to the fragility of the audiotapes, digital copies must be used instead of the original audiotapes. Researchers wishing to access the original audiotape reels must contact Archives staff. Access may be granted if the researcher wants to view the physical audiotape and its container.
Size or duration:
13 cubic ft., including 331 open reel audiotapes
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/13000.xml
General note:
Legal and physical custody of the original recordings now resides with the Legislative Reference Library. Access to the original records must be requested through the Legislative Reference Library. Digital copies created by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission with grant funding provided by the Library Services and Technology Act, Institute of Museum and Library Services, are available through the Texas Digital Archive.