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Texas Historical Commission details storm damage, insurance gaps and suggestions to protect historic properties
Summary
The Texas Historical Commission told lawmakers it is updating disaster planning for 42 state historic sites, uses FEMA guidance for vulnerability ranking, and supports shared collection storage but urged action to speed insurance and recovery processes.
The Texas Historical Commission told the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee that natural disasters and extreme weather present rising risks to historic sites across Texas and that the commission is updating disaster response planning and pursuing insurance and storage solutions for high‑risk collections.
"We are looking at developing and updating a more comprehensive natural disaster plan to address many of the different regions that we have properties," Joseph Bell, executive director of the Texas Historical Commission, said. He said the agency manages 42…
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