The burden of proof for all historic claims rests upon the applicant for a historical marker, who shall support such claims with documentation in the form of proper reference notes and bibliography. If the topic or subject purports to be unique (one of a kind, the largest, smallest, oldest, first, etc.), the submission is to include documentation from an unbiased and authoritative source which validates the claim. If oral histories are used in the documentation for a marker topic, the bibliography will indicate the form of the recorded data, whether tape or transcript, and whether or not the data are available to the public; will give the name of the interviewer and interviewee; will include the date, place, and subject of the interview; and will indicate the location of the tape and/or transcript.

Source Note:The provisions of this §21.12 adopted to be effective July 9, 1996, 21 TexReg 5974.