TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
Agency History
Scope and Contents of the Records
Arrangement of the Records
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing records,
1972-2004,
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Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing:
An Inventory of Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Records at the Texas State Archives,
1972-2004
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Creator: |
Texas Commission for the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
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Title: |
Commission for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing records |
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Dates: | 1972-2004 |
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Abstract: |
The Texas Commission
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing was responsible for rendering all services to
the deaf and hard of hearing except those which were by law the responsibility
of the welfare, educational, or other agencies of the state. It established
contracts with community-based councils for the deaf and hard of hearing, to
provide communication access, information and referral, early intervention
services, services to the elderly, and interpreter mentoring services. It also
certified and maintained a registry of interpreters, and provided financial
assistance for telephone access equipment to persons with disabilities. These
records include copies of minutes, agenda, and press releases for the Texas
Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and minutes for the Technical
Advisory Council for Planning and Operations, and the Board for the Evaluation
of Interpreters. Overall date coverage is 1972-2004. |
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Quantity: |
2 cubic
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Language: |
These materials are written in
English. |
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Repository: |
Texas State Archives |
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Sponsor: |
This EAD finding aid was created in cooperation with Texas
Archival Resources Online. |
The State Commission for the Deaf was established in 1971 (House Bill
1293, 62nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session), its board composed of six
members. It was renamed the Texas Commission for the Deaf in 1979 (House Bill
1834, 66th Texas Legislature, Regular Session), and its board was increased to
nine members. In 1991 (House Bill 2353, 72nd Texas Legislature, Regular
Session), its name was changed to Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hearing
Impaired. One last name change in 1995 made it the Texas Commission for the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (House Bill 2859, 74th Texas Legislature, Regular
Session). Its goal was a statewide program of advocacy and education to break
down communication barriers and guarantee equal access to persons who are deaf
or hard of hearing. It established contracts with community-based councils for
the deaf and hard of hearing, to provide communication access, information and
referral, early intervention services, services to the elderly, and interpreter
mentoring services. It certified and maintained a registry of interpreters, and
provided financial assistance for telephone access equipment to persons with
disabilities. In short, the commission was responsible for rendering all
services to the deaf except those which are by law the responsibility of the
welfare, educational, or other agencies of the state.
Members of the commission were appointed by the governor with the
concurrence of the Senate for six-year overlapping terms. Two of the original
six members (1971-1979) were required to be deaf persons. When the number of
commissioners was raised to nine in 1979, three were required to be deaf or
hard of hearing, two the parents of deaf or hard of hearing children, two
professionals serving the deaf or hard of hearing, and two representatives of
the general public. The commission appointed an executive director, preferably
deaf or hard of hearing. In 1971 the commission had three employees, and by
1991 it had thirteen employees. In 1991 the commission was one of eleven
(eventually thirteen) state agencies placed under the oversight of the Health
and Human Services Commission.
House Bill 2292 (78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003) merged
twelve state health and human services agencies into five, officially
abolishing the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and creating
the new Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). This
new agency combined the duties of the Commission for the Blind, Commission for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Rehabilitation Commission and the
Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention. It began its new functions
on March 1, 2004. The Texas Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Council
assists the agency in developing rules and policies. The council is made up of
nine members appointed by the governor with the consent of the Texas Senate. To
be eligible for appointment to the council, a person must have knowledge in
programs and issues related to early childhood intervention services, services
for people with disabilities or services for people who are blind, deaf or hard
of hearing. Functions of the former Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing are now conducted by DARS, Division for Rehabilitative Services, Office
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS).
(Sources include: Guide to Texas State
Agencies, 11th edition (2001); the article on
Texas
Commission for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired by John G. Johnson, in
The Handbook of Texas Online; the DARS agency web
site
(http://www.dars.state.tx.us/dhhs/index.shtml),
both accessed June 2006; and the enabling legislation, 1971, 1979, 1991, 1995,
and 2003.)
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The Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing was responsible
for rendering all services to the deaf and hard of hearing except those which
were by law the responsibility of the welfare, educational, or other agencies
of the state. It established contracts with community-based councils for the
deaf and hard of hearing, to provide communication access, information and
referral, early intervention services, services to the elderly, and interpreter
mentoring services. It also certified and maintained a registry of
interpreters, and provided financial assistance for telephone access equipment
to persons with disabilities. These records include copies of minutes, agenda,
and press releases for the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing,
and minutes for the Technical Advisory Council for Planning and Operations, and
the Board for the Evaluation of Interpreters. Overall date coverage is
1972-2004. Commission minutes cover the entire date span; agenda begin 1979 but
are very sporadic. Minutes for the Technical Advisory Council for Planning and
Operations date 1980-1982; minutes for the Board for the Evaluation of
Interpreters date 1980-1988. Press releases date 1973-1996 (not inclusive).
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily
reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to
provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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Arrangement of the Records |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff by type of record,
and then chronologically. Commission minutes and agenda are listed first,
followed by minutes for the Technical Advisory Council for Planning and
Operations, and then the Board for the Evaluation of Interpreters. The press
releases are listed last. |
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Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
None.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
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Corporate Names: |
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Texas Commission for the
Deaf and Hearing Impaired. |
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Texas Commission for the
Deaf. |
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Texas Commission for the
Deaf--Board for Evaluation of Interpreters. |
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Subjects: |
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Deaf--Services
for--Texas. |
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Hearing impaired--Service
for--Texas. |
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Interpreters for the
deaf--Texas. |
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Document Types: |
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Minutes--Texas--Hearing
impaired--1972-2004. |
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Agendas--Texas--Hearing
impaired--1979-2004. |
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Correspondence--Texas--Hearing
impaired--1972-2004. |
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Reports--Texas--Hearing
impaired--1972-2004. |
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Press
releases--Texas--Hearing impaired--1973-1996. |
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Functions: |
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Providing services for the
hearing impaired. |
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The following materials are offered as possible
sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the
records. The listing is not exhaustive. |
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Texas State
Archives |
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Texas School for the Deaf, Minutes and agenda, 1982-1998,
0.75 cubic ft. |
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Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services,
Minutes and agenda, 2005-2006, 0.25 cubic ft.
[There is no finding aid available for
these unprocessed records. Call number is 2006/039.]
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(Identify the item), Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1998/127, 1998/151, 1999/100, 2000/055, 2001/050,
2002/087, 2002/171, 2003/115, 2004/097, 2004/204, 2005/160, 2006/142
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing on May 26, 1998; June 8,
1998; January 28, 1999; October 29, 1999; October 31, 2000; December 31, 2001;
January 31, 2003; and February 25, 2004; by the Texas Legislative Reference
Library on August 8, 2002; July 15, 2004; and January 26, 2006; and by the
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services on June 9, 2005.
Tony Black, February 2004, December 2005, June 2006
The record copies of minutes and agenda are maintained by the Texas
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.
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Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing records,
1972-2004,
2 cubic ft. |
Box |
1998/127-1 |
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Texas Commission for the Deaf
minutes and agenda, 1972-1991 |
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Minutes,
April
1972 |
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Minutes,
May
1972 |
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Minutes,
October
1972 |
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Minutes,
March
1973 |
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Minutes,
July
1973 |
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[August 1973 is missing] |
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Minutes,
November
1973 |
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Minutes,
February
1974 |
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Minutes,
March
1974 |
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Minutes,
May
1974 |
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Minutes,
August 3,
1974 |
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Minutes,
August 24,
1974 |
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Minutes,
October
1974 |
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Minutes,
November
1974 |
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(with Advisory Council on Deafness) |
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Minutes,
June
1975 |
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Minutes,
July
1975 |
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Minutes,
August
1975 |
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(with Advisory Council on Deafness) |
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Minutes,
September
1975 |
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Minutes,
October
1975 |
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Minutes,
November
1975 |
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Minutes,
December
1975 |
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(with Advisory Council on Deafness) |
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Minutes,
January
1976 |
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Minutes,
February
1976 |
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Minutes,
May
1976 |
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Minutes,
August
1976 |
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Minutes,
September
1976 |
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Minutes,
November
1976 |
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Minutes,
February
1977 |
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Minutes,
April
1977 |
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Minutes,
June
1977 |
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Minutes,
August
1977 |
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Minutes,
September
1977 |
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(Annotation and header incorrectly say
10/10/77.) |
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Minutes,
November
1977 |
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Minutes,
January
1978 |
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Minutes,
February
1978 |
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Minutes,
March
1978 |
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Minutes,
April
1978 |
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Minutes,
May
1978 |
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Minutes,
June
1978 |
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Minutes,
September 9,
1978 |
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Minutes,
September 30,
1978 |
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Minutes,
December
1978 |
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Minutes,
January
1979 |
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Minutes,
February
1979 |
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Minutes,
May
1979 |
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Minutes,
June
1979 |
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Minutes and agenda,
August
1979 |
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(also Committees) |
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Minutes and agenda,
September 4,
1979 |
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Minutes and agenda,
September 29,
1979 |
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[November 1979 is missing] |
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Minutes,
December
1979 |
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[March 1980 is missing] |
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Minutes and agenda,
June
1980 |
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Minutes,
August
1980 |
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Minutes,
October
1980 |
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Minutes and agenda,
December
1980 |
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Minutes,
February
1981 |
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Minutes,
April
1981 |
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Minutes and agenda,
June
1981 |
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Minutes,
August
1981 |
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Minutes and agenda,
September
1981 |
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Minutes,
November
1981 |
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Minutes and agenda,
January
1982 |
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Minutes,
March
1982 |
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Minutes,
May
1982 |
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Minutes,
August
1982 |
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Minutes,
October
1982 |
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Minutes,
December
1982 |
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Minutes,
February
1983 |
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Minutes,
April
1983 |
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Minutes,
June
1983 |
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Minutes,
August
1983 |
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[includes Deaf/Blind Camp
Report] |
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Minutes,
October
1983 |
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Minutes,
December
1983 |
Box |
1998/127-3 |
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Minutes,
March
1984 |
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Minutes,
April
1984 |
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Minutes,
May
1984 |
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Minutes,
June
1984 |
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Minutes,
August
1984 |
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[October 1984 missing] |
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Minutes,
December
1984 |
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Minutes,
February
1985 |
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Minutes,
April
1985 |
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Minutes,
June
1985 |
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Minutes,
August
1985 |
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Minutes,
October
1985 |
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Minutes,
December
1985 |
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Minutes,
February
1986 |
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Minutes,
April 19,
1986 |
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Minutes,
April 30,
1986 |
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Minutes,
June
1986 |
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Minutes,
August
1986 |
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Minutes,
October
1986 |
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Minutes,
December
1986 |
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Minutes,
March
1987 |
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Minutes,
June
1987 |
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Minutes,
August
1987 |
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Minutes,
October
1987 |
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Minutes,
December
1987 |
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Minutes,
February
1988 |
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Minutes,
April
1988 |
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Minutes,
June
1988 |
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Minutes,
August
1988 |
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Minutes,
October
1988 |
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Minutes,
December
1988 |
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[February 1989 missing] |
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Minutes,
March
1989 |
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Minutes,
June
1989 |
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Minutes,
August
1989 |
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Minutes,
October
1989 |
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Minutes,
December
1989 |
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Minutes and agenda,
February
1990 |
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Minutes,
April
1990 |
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Minutes,
August
1990 |
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Minutes,
October
1990 |
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Minutes,
January
1991 |
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Minutes,
February
1991 |
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Minutes and agenda,
April
1991 |
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Minutes,
June
1991 |
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Minutes and agenda,
August
1991 |
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Texas Commission for the Deaf and
Hearing Impaired minutes and agenda, 1991-1995 |
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Minutes,
September
1991 |
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Minutes,
October
1991 |
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Minutes,
November
1991 |
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Minutes,
February
1992 |
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Minutes,
April
1992 |
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Minutes,
June
1992 |
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Minutes and agenda,
July
1992 |
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Minutes,
October
1992 |
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Minutes and agenda,
November
1992 |
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Minutes,
December
1992 |
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Minutes and agenda,
February
1993 |
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Minutes and agenda,
April
1993 |
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Minutes and agenda,
June
1993 |
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Minutes,
July
1993 |
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Minutes and agenda,
August
1993 |
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Minutes,
September
1993 |
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Minutes and agenda,
October
1993 |
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Minutes and agenda,
January
1994 |
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Minutes and agenda,
March
1994 |
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Minutes and agenda,
May
1994 |
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Minutes and agenda,
July
1994 |
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Minutes and agenda,
August
1994 |
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Minutes and agenda,
November
1994 |
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Minutes and agenda,
January
1995 |
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Minutes and agenda,
March
1995 |
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Minutes and agenda,
May
1995 |
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Minutes,
June
1995 |
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Minutes and agenda,
July
1995 |
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Minutes and agenda,
August
1995 |
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Minutes and agenda,
November
1995 |
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Texas Commission for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing minutes and agenda, 1996-2004 |
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Minutes and agenda,
December
1995 |
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Minutes and agenda,
February
1996 |
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Minutes and agenda,
April
1996 |
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Minutes and agenda,
June
1996 |
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Agenda,
July
1996 |
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Minutes,
August
1996 |
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Minutes and agenda,
October
1996 |
Box |
1998/127-4 |
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Minutes and agenda,
January
1997 |
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Minutes and agenda,
March
1997 |
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Minutes and agenda,
April
1997 |
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Minutes and agenda,
May
1997 |
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Minutes and agenda,
July
1997 |
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Minutes,
September
1997 |
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Minutes and agenda,
November
1997 |
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Agenda,
December
1997 |
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(cancelled) |
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Minutes and agenda,
January
1998 |
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Agenda,
March
1998 |
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[May 1998 missing] |
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Minutes,
July
1998 |
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Agenda,
September
1998 |
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Minutes,
November
1998 |
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Minutes and agenda,
January
1999 |
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Minutes and agenda,
March
1999 |
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Minutes,
June
1999 |
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Minutes and agenda,
August
1999 |
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Minutes and agenda,
October
1999 |
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Minutes and agenda,
December
1999 |
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Minutes and agenda,
February
2000 |
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Agenda,
March
2000 |
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Minutes,
April
2000 |
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Minutes and agenda,
May
2000 |
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Minutes,
June
2000 |
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Minutes and agenda,
July
2000 |
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Minutes and agenda,
August
2000 |
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Minutes and agenda,
October
2000 |
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Minutes and agenda,
November
2000 |
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Minutes and agenda,
January
2001 |
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Minutes and agenda,
March 2,
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[March 30, 2001 missing] |
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Agenda (with attachments),
May
2001 |
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Minutes,
May
2001 |
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[July 2001, September 2001, November
2001, January 2002, and March 2002 missing] |
Box |
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Minutes,
May
2002 |
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Minutes and agenda,
July
2002 |
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Minutes,
September
2002 |
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Minutes and agenda,
November
2002 |
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Minutes and agenda,
January
2003 |
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Minutes and agenda,
May
2003 |
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Minutes,
August
2003 |
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Minutes and agenda,
October
2003 |
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Minutes and agenda,
December
2003 |
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Minutes and agenda,
February
2004 |
Box |
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Technical Advisory Council for
Planning and Operations minutes, 1980-1982 |
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Minutes,
June
1980 |
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Minutes,
October
1980 |
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Minutes,
November
1980 |
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Minutes,
February
1981 |
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Minutes,
December
1981 |
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Minutes,
January
1982 |
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Minutes,
June
1980 |
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Minutes,
August
1980 |
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[November 1980 missing] |
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Minutes,
January
1981 |
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Minutes,
February
1981 |
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Minutes,
March
1981 |
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Minutes,
May
1981 |
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Minutes,
June
1981 |
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Minutes,
August
1981 |
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Minutes,
September
1981 |
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Minutes,
October
1981 |
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Minutes,
November 11,
1981 |
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Minutes,
November 14,
1981 |
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Minutes,
November 17,
1981 |
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Minutes,
December
1981 |
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Minutes,
January
1982 |
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Minutes,
March
1982 |
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Minutes,
May
1982 |
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[October 2, 1982 missing] |
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Minutes,
October 16,
1982 |
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Minutes,
January
1983 |
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Minutes,
February
1983 |
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Minutes,
June
1983 |
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Minutes,
September
1983 |
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Minutes,
November
1983 |
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Minutes,
February
1984 |
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Minutes,
May
1984 |
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Minutes,
July
1984 |
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Minutes,
September
1984 |
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Minutes,
October
1984 |
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Minutes,
November
1984 |
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Minutes,
January and February
1985 |
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Minutes,
March
1985 |
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Minutes,
May
1985 |
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Minutes,
July
1985 |
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Minutes,
August
1985 |
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Minutes,
October
1985 |
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Minutes,
December
1985 |
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Minutes,
February
1986 |
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Minutes,
April
1986 |
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Minutes,
June
1986 |
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Minutes,
August
1986 |
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Minutes,
November
1986 |
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Minutes,
January
1987 |
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Minutes,
March
1987 |
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Minutes,
May
1987 |
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Minutes,
October 15 and 17,
1987 |
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Minutes,
November
1987 |
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Minutes,
February
1988 |
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[March 1988 missing] |
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Minutes,
May
1988 |
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Minutes,
August
1988 |
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