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The Texas America250 Commission aspires to promote a deeper understanding of the founding of the United States and the contributions of Texans as we strive towards a more perfect union for future generations.
Each state agency designee, in partnership with the America250 Commission, is committed to leading these commemorative efforts in Texas through five key goals:
1. Enhance civic knowledge of the founding principles of the country and the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
2. Encourage Texans to unite in commemorating the Semiquincentennial.
3. Promote scholarship and research that illuminates the history of the American West and Texas’s role in the formation of the nation.
4. Recognize the service and sacrifices of veterans and their families who have protected our liberties and independence for future generations.
5. Collect, track, and share information about Texas events and activities planned for the 250th, and assess and report to the State on their impact.
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Texas America250 Designated Commissioners
America250.org: Lynn Forney Young, Board Member from Texas
Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism: Tim Fennel, Director
Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission: Rodney Franklin, State Parks Division Director
State Board of Education Designee: Pat Hardy, SBOE Commission Member
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Jelain Chubb, State Archivist/Director, Archives and Information Services Division
Bullock Texas State History Museum: Margaret Koch, Director, TXAM250 Chair
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Texas America250 Commission Advisory Panel | Current Members
- Alliance for Texas History
- Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
- El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT Association
- Governor’s Commission on Women
- Humanities Texas
- Lone Star Flight Museum
- Museum of North Texas History
- Museum of Western Art
- Order of Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez
- Ruthe Winegarten Foundation for Texas Women’s History
- State Historian
- State Preservation Board
- Texas America250 Liaison —
National Parks Service - Texas Association of Museums
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Texas General Land Office
- Texas Historical Commission
- Texas Historical Foundation
- Texas PBS
- Texas Secretary of State’s Office
- Texas Sons of the American Revolution
- Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution
- Texas State Historical Association
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Image courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife
Image courtesy Bullock Texas State History Museum
