Important Milestones
Originally the Texas Recreation Association, our society has changed 3 times! On April 14, 1950 we began as the Texas Recreation Society, on January 17, 1956 we were chartered as the Texas Recreation Society, Inc. and then on November 16, 1967 we re-incorporated to what stands today as the Texas Recreation & Park Society, Inc.
Below is an incomplete list of milestones in our history - please submit additional important milestone to Mendy Marshall at mendy.marshall@ci.austin.tx.us
Please submit any additional milestone to our history to Mendy Marshall at mendy.marshall@ci.austin.tx.us
Below is an incomplete list of milestones in our history - please submit additional important milestone to Mendy Marshall at mendy.marshall@ci.austin.tx.us
- 1985
- TRAPS endorses/sponsors Very Special Arts Texas Festival program
- The "private sector" (Commercial)Branch was approved/initiated
- Texas Parks & Recreation Foundation receives 501c3 status
- 1989
- TRAPS hires Ray & Associates as the management firm to oversee TRAPS Organization
- 1990
- TRAPS approves Texas Certification Plan
- 1992
- TRAPS approves moving Texas Certification Plan into the National Direct Certification Program
- 1995
- Joint TRAPS/TPW Institute approve and Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) agreed to unanimously
- Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) recognized as an affiliate partner of TRAPS
- 1997
- New logo for TRAPS
- TAAF and TPW approved as ex-officio members of the TRAPS Board of Directors
- 1998
- Regional boundries were realigned adding three new geographic regions (from 6 to 9 regions)
- Leisure & Aging Branch Constitution & By-laws approved creating the 6th branch of the Society
- 1999
- 76th Texas Legislature (1999) Governor George W. Bush signed into law HB2108, which provided for an additional $10 million in funds dedicated to the local parks account over the fiscal biennium 2000-2001
- As a result of the 1999 Membership Survey - petitions for an Athletics/Aquatics Branch and a Park Operations Branch were brought forth to the Board of Directors.
- 2000
- Constitution and By-laws for Athletic/Aquatic branch approved creating the 7th branch of the Society.
- Ad Hoc Committee on Code of Ethics established
- Goal of 2,000 members in Y2K reached
- TRAPS becomes participating association in the Nursery/Landscape EXPO
- 2001
- Constitution and By-laws for Athletic/Aquatic branch approved creating the 7th branch of the Society.
- Ad Hoc Committee on Code of Ethics established
- Goal of 2,000 members in Y2K reached
- TRAPS becomes participating association in the Nursery/Landscape EXPO
- 2002
- The TRAPS Magazine is "outsourced" to Innovative Publishing Ink
- Endorses the TAAF Coaches Certification Program
- 2003
- TRAPS Headquarters Building is purchased (April 17, 2003) at 18593 FM 1431 Jonestown, Texas, moved in new building June 13, 2003 and dedicated/ribbon cutting ceremony for building was held October 2, 2003
- 2004
- The High-Five Campaign to retire the building debt kicks-off in the fall
- 2005
- Initiates conversion to a 501c3 Organization
- 2006
- Board approves 2006-2010 Strategic Plan (January 20)
- TRAPS Restated Certified of Formation approved by the Texas Secretary of State (August 7)
- TRAPS receives 501c3 (charitable organization) status from IRS (November 7 effective 1/1/2006)
- 2007
- Purchased adjacent property to TRAPS headquarters (May 30)
Please submit any additional milestone to our history to Mendy Marshall at mendy.marshall@ci.austin.tx.us
