# 13 Tex. Admin. Code § 29.3: 13 TAC § 29.3. Scope

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## Section

- **Citation:** 13 Tex. Admin. Code § 29.3
- **Heading:** 13 TAC § 29.3. Scope
- **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 29 MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF ARTIFACTS AND COLLECTIONS / 13 TAC § 29.3

## Text

(a) Pursuant to Texas Natural Resources Code, §191.091
 and §191.092, all antiquities found on land or under waters belonging
 to the State of Texas or any political subdivision of the State belong
 to the State of Texas. The Commission is charged with the administration
 of the Antiquities Code and exercises the authority of the State in
 matters related to these state-associated collections. Under Texas
 Government Code, §442.007(e)(7), the Commission, through the
 authority of the State Archeologist, may preserve the historic and
 archeological heritage of the State.
(b) Pursuant to Texas Government Code, §442.0145,
 the Commission has the authority to acquire historical documents,
 records, or historical artifacts for the State of Texas to ensure
 their protection and use by the people of Texas.
(c) State-associated collections generally are placed
 in curatorial facilities in Texas. The relationship between the Commission
 and the curatorial facility is an express trust. Ownership of these
 collections is not transferred but the Commission has the authority
 to transfer stewardship of the collections through a held-in-trust
 agreement with the designated curatorial facility.
(d) All state-associated collections held in curatorial
 facilities are subject to the statutory authority of the Commission,
 and these rules supercede the collections management policy of the
 curatorial facility to the extent of any conflict.

## Nearby sections

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