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Our Motto: Excellence Starts Here!
Our Vision: The Texas Racing Commission will be the best state agency in the great State of Texas and the most professional Racing Commission in America.
Our Mission: The Texas Racing Commission serves the citizens of Texas by regulating all aspects of horse and greyhound racing activities to ensure the safety, integrity, and fairness of scheduled events and associated pari-mutuel wagering activities.
Our Principles of Service:
Model the Code of Ethics for Public Servants
Communicate timely, respectfully and honestly with every customer.
Deal with underlying issues of the customer, listen and take time to understand their perspective.
Always fairly and consistently apply State statutes, State of Texas and agency policies as we perform our duties.
Promote harmony, unity and teamwork with the Texas Racing Commission workforce.
Site Use
Information on the TXRC website is not a substitute for the Texas Racing Act, the Texas Rules of Racing, the Texas Administrative Code, or any pending laws or regulations. The site provides a selection of reference materials and news to answer common questions about horse and greyhound racing in Texas.
Accessibility
The TXRC is committed to making its website accessible to everyone and follows WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. We work to make our content usable for people of all abilities and regularly review and improve accessibility. We welcome feedback—please contact us with suggestions or concerns to help improve our site .For details on guidelines and resources, consult official accessibility authorities.
https://www.ada.gov/resources/small-entity-compliance-guide/
https://www.access-board.gov/news/2023/11/27/w3c-wcag-2-2-now-available/
Disclaimer
We have tried to keep the TXRC website information complete, accurate, and up to date, but we do not guarantee this in every case. The content may not reflect the official views or positions of the TXRC Commissioners or the State of Texas.
Texas Open Meetings Act
The Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) was adopted to help make governmental decision-making accessible to the public. It requires meetings of governmental bodies to be open to the public, except for expressly authorized closed sessions, and to be preceded by public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the meeting. “The provisions of [TOMA] are mandatory and are to be liberally construed in favor of open government.”
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Texas Public Information Act
As a Governmental Body of the State of Texas, the Texas Racing Commission is committed to providing you with all information authorized under the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA).
In order to facilitate your TPIA request, you must submit a Texas Public Information Act Information Request Form for our team to initiate the staffing process. Upon receipt and validation of your form, an Open Records Request number will be assigned and our staff will seek to fulfill your request as expeditiously as possible within the statutory timelines.
TPIA Information Request Forms May Be Sent:
Via U.S. Mail: 1801 N Congress, Suite 7.600, Austin, TX 78701
Via Email: info@txrc.texas.gov
Via Fax: 512-833-6907
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Rights of Requestors
You have the right to:
Prompt access to information that is not confidential or otherwise protected;
Receive treatment equal to all other requestors, including accommodation in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements;
Receive certain kinds of information without exceptions, like the voting record of public officials, and other information;
Receive a written itemized statement of estimated charges, when charges will exceed $40, in advance of work being started and opportunity to modify the request in response to the itemized statement; and
Choose whether to inspect the requested information (most often at no charge), receive copies of the information or both.