MEDIA ADVISORY: Join Us for a Reading of the Texas General Land Office's New Historical Map Book, "Texas Takes Shape"
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to invite members of the press and the public to attend a special author's reading of the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) new book, Texas Takes Shape: A History in Maps from the General Land Office at Twig Book Shop in San Antonio on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Commissioner Buckingham Announces New Historical Map Book, 'Texas Takes Shape, Is Now On Sale
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce the General Land Office's (GLO) new book, Texas Takes Shape: A History in Maps from the GLO. The book uses the GLO’s extensive map collection to offer a comprehensive analysis of historical mapping in Texas from the early 16th century to today. It is now on sale.
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Donate $50 or More to Save Texas History and Receive a Signed Map and Letter From Commissioner Buckingham
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced that those who donate $50 or more to the Save Texas History program will receive both a signed letter and autographed copy of the Commissioner's new map, Alamo Defenders Heritage Map of Texas, which commemorates the brave Alamo Defenders who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
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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.
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Commissioner Buckingham Celebrates Significant Construction Milestone of Texas Cavaliers Alamo Education Center
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., gathered with local officials this week to celebrate the Topping Out Ceremony for the Texas Cavaliers Education Center, a state-of-the-art facility that promises every Texas schoolchild, no matter where they come from, will have a place to interact personally with the story of Texas.
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Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces “Alamo Defenders Heritage Map of Texas” Available for Pre-Order
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced her new Commissioner's Map: Alamo Defenders Heritage Map of Texas is available for pre-order. Commissioner Buckingham was honored to commission this map, which reveres the brave Alamo Defenders who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
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Commissioner Buckingham Announces the Winners and Finalists of the 2025 Save Texas History Essay Contest
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2025 Save Texas History Essay Contest, sponsored by the Texas General Land Office's Save Texas History Program. More than 700 fourth and seventh-grade students from across the state wrote about any historical person, event, place, group, or cultural tradition, however big or small, that helped shape Texas.
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Announces Pre-Sale of 'Texas Takes Shape,' a Historical Map Book of Texas History
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce the pre-sale of the General Land Office’s (GLO) book, Texas Takes Shape, a comprehensive volume on historical mapping in Texas, which dates back to the sixteenth century.
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Announces the 2025 Save Texas History Essay Contest for 4th and 7th Grade Texas Students
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce the kickoff of the 2025 Save Texas History Essay Contest for 4th and 7th grade students.
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Announces Commencement of Alamo Cenotaph Restoration Work in 2025
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce that restoration work on the historic Alamo Cenotaph will begin in January 2025.
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