Texas Tech archaeology team recognized for locating historic mission site
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Summary
Representative Tim Collins presented recognition to a Texas Tech archaeology team that located the likely site of the Spanish mission Nuestra Senora del Espirito Santo in Jackson County and said the discovery could spur further research.
Tim Collins, representative for District 6, introduced and recognized members of the Texas Tech archaeology team after their December fieldwork in Jackson County locating the site of a Spanish mission identified in the remarks as Nuestra Senora del Espirito Santo.
Collins described the team's multi‑day fieldwork using shovels and metal detectors to locate the site and said the discovery will create research opportunities and draw resources to study mission history in that region. Team members acknowledged onstage included Tamara Walter, Don Baden, Carissa Deander, Joshua Etheridge and Nathaniel Asquith.
Why it matters: identifying a historic mission site can add to regional historical knowledge and provide material for further archaeological study and public interpretation.
No funding decisions or formal next steps were announced during the recognition; Collins framed the item as celebration and research encouragement.
