# 13 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.2: 13 TAC § 25.2. Determination of Significance

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## Section

- **Citation:** 13 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.2
- **Heading:** 13 TAC § 25.2. Determination of Significance
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 13 CULTURAL RESOURCES / Part 2 TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION / Chapter 25 STATE ARCHEOLOGICAL PROGRAM / 13 TAC § 25.2

## Text

A determination of significance is used by the Archeology Division
 to help decide which archeological sites are most worthy of recording,
 investigation, preservation, and other treatment. Considered in a
 determination of significance are the following:
(1) listing in the National Register of Historic Places;
(2) designation as a state antiquities landmark;
(3) qualification, as determined by the commission,
 as an eligible property under the criteria for inclusion in the National
 Register of Historic Places or for designation as a state antiquities
 landmark;
(4) marking by an official Texas historical marker
 of any type, including centennial markers;
(5) determination by the state archeologist or the
 commission that the site or resource is capable of yielding information
 important to the understanding of history; and
(6) an age of at least 50 years, unless younger and
 determined by the state archeologist or the commission to be of transcendent
 historical or cultural importance.

## Nearby sections

- [13 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.1 13 TAC § 25.1. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T13_P2_C25_S25_1.md)
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