TheTexas Water Development Board is an agency of thegovernment of Texas with authority overwater development in the state. The Board appoints directors for regional water development agencies such as theLower Neches Valley Authority.[1]
In the2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 16 on the ballot passed with more than 60% of the vote, allowing the board to issue up to $250 million in bonds to find its operations.
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| Formed | 1968; 57 years ago (1968) |
| Type | Division |
| Jurisdiction | Texas |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas 30°16′46″N97°44′22″W / 30.27944°N 97.73944°W /30.27944; -97.73944 |
| Motto | Providing the Highest Level of Geographic Data Services to the People of Texas |
| Employees | 25 |
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| Parent board | Texas Water Development Board |
| Website | geographic |
TheTexas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO) is a division of the Texas Water Development Board that maintains thegeographic information system (GIS) of thegovernment of Texas. It serves as the principal archive for natural resources data in the state. The Texas Geographic Information Officer servers as the director of TxGIO and also coordinates the Texas Geographic Names Committee.
TxGIO was established by the Texas Legislature in 1968 as the Texas Water-Oriented Data Bank. In 1972, after four years of growth and diversification, it was renamed theTexas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS). In 2023, the88th Texas Legislature officially renamed TNRIS to the Texas Geographic Information Office.[2]
The mission of TxGIO is to provide a "centralized information system incorporating all Texas natural resource data, socioeconomic data related to natural resources, and indexes related to that data that are collected by state agencies or other entities." (Texas Water Code, 16.021).
TxGIO provides a central access point for Texas Natural Resources data, census data, digital and paper maps, and information about datasets collected by state agencies and other organizations. It publishes historical and current aerial photography and printedtopographic maps from theUnited States Geological Survey as part of itspublic domain data warehouse. It also provides GIS educational services.
The TxGIO offices are located in the Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 North Congress Avenue, inAustin, Texas.
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