Elgin is a Certified Local Government Community
The Certified Local Government (CLG) Program is a local, state, and federal government partnership to empower local communities to better protect historic resources by identifying local priorities, meeting recognized historic preservation standards and providing access to financial and technical services to further the identification, evaluation, designation and protection of buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects.
Link to https://www.thc.texas.gov/preserve/projects-and-programs/certified-local-government