Texas. Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations.

The Texas Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations was created by House Bill 11, 44th Legislature, Regular Session (1935), as part of a $3 million appropriation to fund centennial activities. The commission was composed of nine members: the Lieutenant Governor, who served as chair; the Speaker of the House, who was the vice-chair; three persons appointed by the Governor; and two each appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House. Duties were to supervise disbursement of the appropriation, including selecting and administering local celebrations and erecting historical markers, monuments, and memorials. An Advisory Board of Texas Historians, composed of three members, was created to investigate, report upon, and make recommendations regarding these centennial events to the Commission of Control. The advisory board was to cooperate with county centennial advisory boards from which the applications for celebrations were made. An Advisory Board for Advertising was also created to formulate a program of state and national publicity and advertising and to recommend plans to the commission.

The Department of Publicity, a division under the Commission of Control, was created to carry out the advisory board's plans to promote the Texas Centennial Central Exposition in Dallas and the local celebrations. At a meeting held in Dallas on June 8, 1935, the Centennial Exposition corporation met with the Commission of Control. At that time, the chairman of the Texas Centennial Commission (created by Senate Bill 22, 43rd Legislature, 2nd Called Session (1934)) announced that the powers and administrative duties of the Texas Centennial Commission had been assumed by the Commission of Control, but the Centennial Commission would continue to serve in a supportive and advisory capacity.