Sound recording of a meeting held in Abilene, TX, discussing the Local Government Records Act (LGRA) passed September 1, 1989. First speaker: Christopher Laplante, Director of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Second speaker: Associate Director of Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech; Third speaker: Kent Keeth, Director of the Texas Collection at Baylor University. Topics of the meeting include the history of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), changes made by the LGRA, and guidelines and procedures for grant application processes.