Texas Administrative Code
Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 1 - TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION
Chapter 6 - STATE RECORDS
Subchapter C - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS
Section 6.97 - Final Disposition of Electronic State Records by Transfer to State Archives or Destruction

(a) Any electronic state record may be destroyed only in accordance with a certified records retention schedule per Texas Government Code § RSA 441.185 or, in lieu of being listed on a state agency's certified records retention schedule, a records disposition authorization request approved by the commission's director and librarian;

(b) A state agency must ensure that an electronic state record scheduled for disposition is disposed of in a manner that ensures protection of confidential information; and

(c) A state agency must establish and implement procedures that address the disposition of electronic state records by staff in accordance with its certified records retention schedule as well as secure destruction requirements from the Department of Information Resources, including identifying and disposing of transitory information.