Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 191.092 — OTHER SITES, ARTIFACTS, OR ARTICLES

NR § 191.092Title 9. HERITAGE · Ch. 191. ANTIQUITIES CODE · Art. D. STATE ARCHEOLOGICAL LANDMARKS

Statute text

(a)Sites, objects, buildings, artifacts, implements, and locations of historical, archeological, scientific, or educational interest, including those pertaining to prehistoric and historical American Indians or aboriginal campsites, dwellings, and habitation sites, their artifacts and implements of culture, as well as archeological sites of every character that are located in, on, or under the surface of any land belonging to the State of Texas or to any county, city, or political subdivision of the state are state archeological landmarks and are eligible for designation.

(b)For the purposes of this section, a structure or a building has historical interest if the structure or building:

(1)was the site of an event that has significance in the history of the United States or the State of Texas;

(2)was significantly associated with the life of a famous person;

(3)was significantly associated with an event that symbolizes an important principle or ideal;

(4)represents a distinctive architectural type and has value as an example of a period, style, or construction technique; or

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Legislative history

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2687, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 193, ch. 90, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 20, eff. Aug. 30, 1995.