Overview
Texas State Archives
Texas Workforce
Commission. Commission on Human
Rights.
Commission on Human Rights
records
1983-2009
The Texas Commission
on Human Rights of the Texas Workforce Commission investigates and resolves
complaints of employment and housing discrimination, and may file civil suits
in the state courts; it also provides technical assistance and training on
human rights laws. These functions are documented in these records, which
include minutes, agenda, transcripts, reports, brochures, correspondence,
memoranda, budget documents, press releases, and rules, dating 1983-2009. They
comprise the meeting files of the Texas Commission on Human Rights, 1983-2003,
and of the Human Rights Commission of the Civil Rights Division of the Texas
Workforce Commission, 2004-2009; and miscellaneous other records (brochures,
correspondence, memorandum, press release, and rules), 1983-1993.
These materials are written predominately in
English with scattered
Spanish throughout.
9 cubic
ft.
Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by
staff members.
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.
Agency History
The Texas Commission on Human Rights was created in 1983 (House Bill
14, 68th Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session), to protect the public against
employment discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion,
age, or disability. In 1989 (Senate Bill 75, 71st Texas Legislature, Regular
Session) the Texas Fair Housing Act added protection against housing
discrimination to the commission's powers and duties. In 2003 the commission
was abolished as an independent agency, and its functions were transferred to
the Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division (House Bill 2933, 78th
Texas Legislature, Regular Session), effective March 2004. The commission
investigates and resolves complaints of either kind of discrimination, and may
file civil suits in the state courts. It also provides technical assistance and
training on human rights laws.
The original commission was composed of six members appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the state senate, for overlapping
six-year terms. One member represented industry, one member represented labor,
and four members represented the general public. Beginning 2004, the number of
members of the newly designated Human Rights Commission (of the Civil Rights
Division of the Texas Workforce Commission) was raised to seven by the addition
of one public member.
(Sources include: Guide to Texas State
Agencies, 11th edition (2001); the Texas Workforce Commission Civil
Rights Division web site
(http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/bemp/bempsubcrd.html);
the article on
Texas
Commission on Human Rights by Richard Allen Burns, in
The Handbook of Texas Online, both accessed
October 2008; and the enabling legislation, 1983, 1989, and 2003.)
Scope and Contents of the Records
The Texas Commission on Human Rights of the Texas Workforce Commission
investigates and resolves complaints of employment and housing discrimination,
and may file civil suits in the state courts; it also provides technical
assistance and training on human rights laws. These functions are documented in
these records, which include minutes, agenda, transcripts, reports, brochures,
correspondence, memoranda, budget documents, press releases, and rules, dating
1983-2009. They comprise the meeting files of the Texas Commission on Human
Rights, 1983-2003, and of the Human Rights Commission of the Civil Rights
Division of the Texas Workforce Commission, 2004-2009; and miscellaneous other
records (brochures, correspondence, memorandum, press release, and rules),
1983-1993. The meeting files consist of minutes and agenda dating 1983-2001;
supporting documentation (with memoranda, correspondence, administrative
reports from the executive director, committee reports, legislative
appropriation requests and budgets, performance and funds management reports,
conference agenda, newletters, news clippings, etc.) dating 1983-1995 and
1998-2003; and transcripts and agenda dating 2004-2009.
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.
Organization of the Records
The records have been organized by State Archives staff into two
groups:
- Meeting files, 1983-2009, 9 cubic ft.
- Other records, 1983-1993, fractional
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
Corporate Names:
Texas Commission on Human
Rights.
Subjects:
Discrimination in
employment--Government policy--Texas.
Discrimination in
housing--Texas.
Document Types:
Agendas--Texas--Discrimination--1983-2005.
Minutes--Texas--Discrimination--1983-2003.
Correspondence--Texas--Discrimination--1983-2003.
Memorandums--Texas--Discrimination--1983-2003.
Reports--Texas--Discrimination--1983-2003.
Transcripts--Texas--Discrimination--2004-2009.
Clippings--Texas--Discrimination--1983-2003.
Functions:
Investigating
discrimination.
Related Material
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.
Texas State
Archives
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs records,
1972-2001, 44.21 cubic ft.
Texas Workforce Commission, Lawsuits, unknown
date-2001, 10.5 cubic ft.
[Restricted. There is no finding aid
available for these unprocessed records. Call numbers are 2002/208-21, 25 thru
28, 31, 37 thru 39, and 42; and 2003/131-19. (See the records appraisal report
for Texas Workforce Commission, General Counsel, selected record
series.)]
Texas Workforce Commission, Lawsuits--petitions,
complaints, opinions, settlements, judgments, about 1998-2001, 1 cubic ft.
[Restricted. There is no finding aid
available for these unprocessed records. Call number is 2004/005. (See the
records appraisal report for Texas Workforce Commission, General Counsel,
selected record series.)]
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Workforce Commission,
Commission on Human Rights records. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Appraisal Information
Several series of Texas Workforce Commission records were appraised by
State Archives staff in February 2004. This included Equal Employment Opportunity Commission/Texas Commission on
Human Rights (EEOC/TCHR) complaint files, which were appraised as
non-archival. See the online appraisal report at
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/appraisal/workforcegeneralcounsel.html.
Paper copies are filed in the search room of the Texas State Archives.
Processing Information
Initial finding aid created by Tony Black, March 2006
Additional accessions of records added by Tony Black, January 2007,
November 2008
Accession Information
Accession numbers: 2002/196, 2005/006, 2005/182, 2005/183, 2006/210,
2006/242, 2006/370, 2007/052, 2007/131, 2008/055, 2009/056
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Civil Rights Division of the Texas Workforce Commission on August 23, 2005;
January 17, 2006; September 21, 2006; November 9, 2007; and November 7, 2008;
and by the Texas Legislative Reference Library on August 13, 2002; September
10, 2004; January 3, 2006; January 26, 2006; and March 16, 2007.
Other Formats for the Records
The Texas Workforce Commission has mounted recent Texas Commission on
Human Rights agenda and minutes (in PDF format) on the agency web site
(http://www.twc.state.tx.us/crd/cmm.html). As of
May 2009, these include minutes from April 2007 onward.
Location of Originals
The record copies of minutes, agenda, and transcripts are maintained by
the Civil Rights Division of the Texas Workforce Commission.
Accruals
The Texas Workforce Commission transfers transcripts and agenda of the
Human Rights Commission to the Texas State Archives on a regular basis.
Detailed Description of the Records
Texas Human Rights Commission meeting files,
1983-2009,
9 cubic ft.
2002/196-1
Texas Commission on Human Rights
minutes and agenda,
1983-2001
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
September
1983
[organizational meeting]
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
October
1983
2002/196-1
Agenda,
November
1983
2002/196-1
Minutes,
December
1983
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
January
1984
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
February
1984
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
March
1984
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
May
1984
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
June
1984
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
July
1984
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
August
1984
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
September
1984
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
November
1984
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
December
1984
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
January
1985
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
March
1985
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
April
1985
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
May
1985
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
June
1985
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
July
1985
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
August
1985
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
October
1985
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
November
1985
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
December
1985
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
January
1986
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
February
1986
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
March
1986
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
May
1986
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
June
1986
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
August
1986
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
September
1986
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
November
1986
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
January
1987
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
February
1987
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
March
1987
2002/196-1
Agenda,
April
1987
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
June
1987
2002/196-1
Agenda,
July
1987
2002/196-1
Agenda,
September
1987
2002/196-1
Agenda,
October
1987
2002/196-1
Agenda,
November
1987
2002/196-1
Agenda,
February
1988
2002/196-1
Agenda,
March
1988
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
April
1988
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
May
1988
2002/196-1
Agenda and supporting documents,
June
1988
2002/196-1
Minutes,
July
1988
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
August
1988
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
September
1988
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
November
1988
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
December
1988
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
January
1989
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
March
1989
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
April
1989
2002/196-1
Agenda and supporting documents,
May
1989
[meeting cancelled]
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
June
1989
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
July
1989
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
September
1989
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
November
1989
2002/196-1
Agenda and supporting documents,
December
1989
[meeting cancelled]
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
January
1990
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
March
1990
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
May
1990
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
July
1990
2002/196-1
Agenda,
August
1990
2002/196-1
Agenda,
October
1990
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
November
1990
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
January
1991
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
February
1991
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
April
1991
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
May
1991
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
June
1991
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
July
1991
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
August
1991
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
September
1991
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
October
1991
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
November
1991
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
January
1992
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
February
1992
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
April
1992
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
May
1992
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
August
1992
2002/196-1
Agenda,
September
1992
2002/196-1
Agenda,
October
1992
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
November
1992
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
January
1993
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
February
1993
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
April
1993
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
May
1993
2002/196-1
Agenda and minutes,
June
1993
2002/196-1
Agenda,
August
1993
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
October
1993
2002/196-2
Agenda,
November
1993
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
February
1994
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
March
1994
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
May
1994
2002/196-2
Agenda,
June
1994
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
July
1994
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
August
1994
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
September
1994
2002/196-2
Minutes,
November
1994
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
December
1994
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
January
1995
2002/196-2
Agenda,
March
1995
2002/196-2
Minutes,
April
1995
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
June
1995
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
July
1995
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
September
1995
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
October
1995
2002/196-2
Agenda,
December
1995
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
February
1996
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
April
1996
2002/196-2
Agenda,
June
1996
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
August
1996
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
September
1996
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
October
1996
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
December
1996
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
January
1997
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
February
1997
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
April
1997
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
May
1997
2002/196-2
Agendas,
June 10 and 19,
1997
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
July
1997
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
October
1997
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
November
1997
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
January
1998
2002/196-2
Agenda,
February
1998
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
April
1998
2002/196-2
Minutes,
May
1998
2002/196-2
Agenda,
July
1998
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
August
1998
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
October
1998
2002/196-2
Agenda and minutes,
December
1998
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
January
1999
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
March
1999
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
April
1999
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
June
1999
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
September
1999
2002/196-3
Agenda,
October
1999
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
November
1999
2002/196-3
Agenda,
January
2000
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
March
2000
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
May
2000
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
June
2000
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
August
2000
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
September
2000
2002/196-3
Agenda and minutes,
November
2000
2002/196-3
Agenda,
February
2001
2005/182-1
Texas Commission on Human Rights
meeting supporting documentation,
1983-1995, 1998-2003
2005/182-1
September 1983-February
1986
2005/182-2
March 1986-August
1988
2005/182-3
September 1988-January
1993
2005/182-4
February 1993-July
1995
2005/182-5
December 1998-November
1999
2005/182-6
March 2000-April
2001
2005/182-7
May 2001-July
2003
2005/183
Human Rights Commission of Civil
Rights Division of Texas Workforce Commission agenda and transcripts,
2004-2005
2005/183
June 2,
2004
2005/183
September 14,
2004
2005/183
November 3,
2004
2005/183
December 1,
2004
2005/183
March 16,
2005
2005/183
June 15,
2005
2005/183
September 14,
2005
2005/183
December 14,
2005
2007/052
Commission on Human Rights (Texas
Workforce Commission) transcripts,
2006-2009
2007/052
September 20,
2006
2007/052
December 13,
2006
2007/052
April 4,
2007
2007/052
July 11,
2007
2007/052
October 3,
2007
2007/052
January 16,
2008
2007/052
April 16,
2008
2007/052
July 16,
2008
2007/052
October 15,
2008
2007/052
January 14,
2009
2007/052
April 15,
2009
Other records,
1983-1993,
fractional
2006 Accessions Box 4 (2006/242)
Rules, 40 TAC (Texas Administrative Code), Chapters
321-333,
1983
2006 Accessions Box 4 (2006/242)
Press release,
September 14,
1984
2006 Accessions Box 4 (2006/242)
What You Need to Know About State EEO Laws,
1984
2006 Accessions Box 4 (2006/242)
Executive Director's report,
December
1988
2006 Accessions Box 4 (2006/242)
EEO Conference programs,
1988-1989,
1992-1993
[4 items]
2006 Accessions Box 4 (2006/242)
Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Compliance Training
Program brochure,
1991
[2 copies]
2006 Accessions Box 4 (2006/242)
Minority Hiring and Contracting Practices Conference
agenda, procedures, and cover letter,
1992