German Texans

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Texas County Officials

Texas has its own brand of who does what. Get oriented here.

If you've been with me since my steamy romance days, first of all — thank you. Genuinely. Those books were a blast to write and they're still out there if you need them. No...

It's frustrating and overwhelming to tackle that mess in your office, but no one has to go it alone.

Thank TSLAC for compiling a guide. There's a packet for elected officials, and one for non- elected officials. "The elected guys" as we used to refer to them, get their own packets because we all know that sometimes elections get acrimonious and the person you're replacing sometimes leaves a mess for you to inherit on your first day. That's exactly what I planned for Judge Patti Williams when...

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC or Tea Slack) has you covered.

TSLAC is a great staring place for researching county records, but it's hardly the only place to search. Texas Fils has an online database of land records across the state. They also have probate records, searchable by each of the 254 counties.

Despite Texas' notorious anti- federal leanings, it's worth it to check out the Library of Congress's resources for vital statistic and genealogical records that are...

Believe it or not, there are some pre made retention schedules that county officials in Texas can use in order to comply with records retention laws. No one has to start completely from scratch.

About 99% of the records held by any local entity in the state are covered by the state records schedules. TSLAC tried to make it as easy as possible. And in most case, it really is that simple.

And if they want to come up with something completely their own, they can still do a hybrid. In very rare...