Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Completion of Accessibility Improvements to Neptune Circle, Beach Access #16 on South Padre Island
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the City of South Padre completed construction, funded in part by the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) Coastal Management Program (CMP), to improve accessibility at Neptune Circle, Beach Access #16 located on Gulf Boulevard between East Saturn Lane and East Venus Lane. The improved beach access point is once again open to the public.
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Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Completion of the Restoring Colonial Waterbird Populations Project
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) Coastal Management Program (CMP), in partnership with the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (CBBEP), completed the Restoring Colonial Waterbird Populations project to enhance 180+ rookery islands across eight bay systems ranging from the mid to lower Texas coast.
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Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces the Clean Coast Texas Interactive Virtual Tour Highlighting Solutions for Texas Coastal Communities
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has launched an interactive virtual tour through its Clean Coast Texas initiative showcasing stormwater practices designed to improve water quality and build resilience across Texas coastal communities.
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Land Commissioner Buckingham, Gulf of America Alliance Announce Successful Removal of Abandoned Vessels Near Galveston Island
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO), in coordination with the Gulf of America Alliance (GOAA), supported the removal of five abandoned vessels from South Galveston County totaling approximately 21,040 pounds of debris.
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Commissioner Buckingham Announces Adopt-A-Beach T-Shirt Campaign to Support Clean Texas Beaches
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Adopt-A-Beach program's T-Shirt Campaign. T-shirts cost $35 each, and these funds will help support the program's essential beach clean-ups and the volunteers who make them possible.
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Commissioner Buckingham Announces Beach Nourishment Project on West Galveston Beach
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce the commencement of The Continuing Authorities Program Section 204 (CAP 204) West Texas Beach Nourishment Project, which will be executed through a partnership between the Texas General Land Office (GLO), the City of Galveston and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (UACE). UACE will oversee the project's construction efforts through Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company as the contracting partner.
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Land Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Texans to Support the GLO's Adopt-A-Beach Program with a Specialty License Plate
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., encourages Texans to order an Adopt-A-Beach specialty license plate to benefit the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) Adopt-A-Beach program, which is an all-volunteer effort to remove trash from Texas beaches.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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