The Texas Facilities Commission is a

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state agency. TFC's main duty is to manage state government buildings (excluding those operated by universities, the

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, and the Governor's Mansion). TFC also handles the sale of surplus property and manages the Federal Surplus Program on behalf of the State and qualified local and non-profit agencies. The TFC was originally established in 1919 as the State Board of Control, which mandated consolidation of the State's purchasing, printing, and

property management Property management is the operation, control, maintenance, and oversight of real estate and physical property. This can include residential, commercial, and land real estate. Management indicates the need for real estate to be cared for and monit ...

functions. The State Purchasing and General Services Commission replaced the State Board of Control in September 1979. The agency's name was changed again in 1991 to the General Services Commission. The General Services Commission (GSC), the TBPC's immediate predecessor, was abolished in 2001 by the 77th Legislature. TFC has its headquarters in the Central Services Building in Austin.Map and Directions to Agency
" Texas Facilities Commission. Retrieved on November 5, 2010
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