Texas GLO Posts Amendment 18 to Hurricane Harvey State Action Plan for Public Comment
Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 18 to the Hurricane Harvey State Action Plan for $5.676 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for a federally required 30-day public comment period. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Honors Women Who Have Bravely Served on Women's Veterans Day
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is honored to celebrate the courageous women who have served our great country on Women's Veterans Day, which recognizes and remembers the signing of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, allowing women the right to permanently serve in the regular armed forces. Read More
Land Commissioner Buckingham Applauds McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge Beach and Dune Ridge Restoration Project for Receiving the 2025 Best Restored Beaches Award
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge Beach and Dune Ridge Restoration Project was awarded the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association's (ASBPA) 2025 Best Restored Beaches Award. Read More
Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces GLO's Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act Project for Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce the Jamaica Beach Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) project on Galveston Island. Read More
Voices of Veterans: PFC Leslie Rasco Shares His Story of Service in the U.S Army During WWII
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voice of Veterans oral history program. Read More
Commissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces $12 Million in Newly Approved Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP) Projects
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $45,164,822 in Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP) funds for affordable multifamily housing projects in Cameron, Galveston, Harris, Hidalgo and Jefferson counties as well as street improvements in Liberty County. DRRP is designed to utilize de-obligated and unutilized Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds in communities with outstanding unmet needs. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham, GLO Receive Grant Funding from Trump EPA to Monitor Water Quality on Texas Coast
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) is set to receive a $382,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to monitor water quality at beaches and to notify the public if elevated levels of illness-causing bacteria make swimming unsafe. Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY: Land Commissioner Encourages Texans to Honor and Celebrate Women Veterans at UT Tyler Event
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to invite members of the press to attend the East Texas Women's Veterans Day Event at the Soules College of Business at the UT Tyler campus on Saturday, June 7, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. This event will honor and celebrate all East Texas Women Veterans with a program and concert. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Technical Sergeant John Parra Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Air Force
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. Read More
Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Completion of the GLO Sketch Files Collection Digital Index
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., was pleased to announce that the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) Archives and Records Division has completed a new digital index of the Sketch Files collection. This new digital index will provide better access to the most extensive record group in the GLO's vast map collection. Read More