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THC NEWS
THC Welcomes
New Commissioners
Appointees to Grapple with FundingReductions
As this eventful year draws to a
close, Texas Historical Commission
(THC) officials are highlighting
several noteworthy news items
to share with Texas' supportive
preservation community.
Of particular significance is
Gov. Rick Perry's appointment of
the following THC commissioners
to six-year terms.
Earl Broussard Jr.
(reappointed) is
president of TBG
Partners, an Austin-
based landscape
architecture and planning firm,
and serves on the Austin Heritage
Society Advisory Board. He earned
a bachelor's degree from Louisiana
State University and a master's degree
from Harvard University.
Matthew Kreisle
serves as managing
partner of the Austin
office of the 113-year-old
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architecture and engineering design
firm. A past president of the Heritage
Society of Austin, Kreisle received a
Bachelor of Architecture degree from
the University of Texas at Austin.
Tom Perini of Buffalo
Gap, owner of the
esteemed Perini Ranch
Steakhouse, is also a
board member of the
Buffalo Gap Historic Village and
Fort Chadbourne Advisory Board.
He graduated from Peacock Military
Academy in San Antonio and attended
the University of North Texas.Judy Richardson of
Caldwell is president
f l of the Burleson County
S Historical Society and
currently serves as an
insurance agent and co-owner of
Insurance Associates. She received a
bachelor's degree from Sam Houston
State University.LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Most THC programs weathered the
tumultuous budgetary storm as the
82nd Legislature struggled with
financial pressures earlier this year.
However, the agency's consumer
services will be noticeably impacted
in the 2012-13 biennium that began
September 1,2011.
Compared to the previous
biennium, the THC's budget was cut
roughly in half-from $104.9 million
to $52.76 million. Concurrent staff
reductions resulted in the loss of
47 of 221 employees (21 percent)
supporting agency programs.
Instrumental in maintaining most
programs is the Legislature's use
of $4.31 million from the corpus of
the THC's Texas Preservation Trust
Fund to offset the loss of general
revenue funds.
"THC programs will continue
to operate, albeit with a reduced
scope," said Mark Wolfe, the agency's
executive director.
The Texas Historic Courthouse
Preservation Program, absent from
the budget bills as initially filed,
eventually received $20 million from
the Legislature, a reduction from the
average of nearly $50 million in the
program's first 10 years. Funding forDaisy Sloan White of
Houston is vice president
of the Texas A&M
University Advancement
Board and also serves
as a special event consultant. She
received a bachelor's degree from
the University of Texas and a
master's degree from Southern
Methodist University.the Texas Heritage Trails Program,
also initially proposed for elimination,
was ultimately restored for the 10 trail
regions, although regional partnership
grants will no longer be available.
Other THC programs that survived
with enough funding to assure limited
continuation include County Historical
Commissions, historical markers,
museums, cemeteries, and the Military
Sites Program.
Restored funding for archeological
programs will allow for continuation of
the Texas Archeological Stewardship
Network, Texas Archeology Month,
Historic Lands Plaque program, and
efforts involved with the restoration
of the 1680s French ship the Belle.
Funding was also continued for
operation of the THC's 20 historic
sites, with additional assistance slated
for the National Museum of the Pacific
War's research and education center.
Critical funding was restored
for the THC's public information and
education efforts, including websites,
outreach initiatives, and continuation
of The Medallion, albeit in a reduced
scope (shifting to a quarterly
publication schedule with a decreased
page count).TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
FALL 2011
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