Texas County Historical Marker Programs
A friend sent me a newspaper clipping from the 12-18-2014 edition of the Houston Chronicle. The story was about a 92 year old Montgomery County Barber shop and that it is receiving the first Montgomery County Historical Marker. I picked the article up where it starts discussing the County Marker program.
Read MoreLinks to Historical Information Web Sites
There are many web sites that are useful to anyone interested in historical locations and markers in the state.
Read MoreTexas Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Property owners, developers, and businesses have a powerful new financial tool to aid in the rehabilitation of historic properties. State tax credits worth 25 percent of the eligible rehabilitation costs are available for eligible income-producing projects, with a project minimum of $5,000 and no project maximum. In the absence of a state income tax, the credit is applied against a […]
Read MoreTexas State Historical Markers

As one of the most visible programs of the Texas Historical Commission (THC), historical markers commemorate diverse topics, including: the history and architecture of houses, commercial and public buildings, religious congregations, and military sites; events that changed the course of local and state history;
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