TX Library and Archives Commission Receives $7.6 Million Funding Increase

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is celebrating a funding increase of $7.6 million dollars. On the weekend of June 20 the 84th Texas Legislature increased TSLAC’s appropriation for 2016–17, which includes resources to increase access to the TexShare and TexQuest database programs, and to launch the Texas Digital Archive (TDA), which will preserve and make available born-digital archival documents of the state government. In addition, TSLAC—which oversees statewide library and reading-related disability programs, as well as maintaining the Texas State Archives—gained funds necessary for staff salary adjustments and to implement a new automated accounting and payroll system.