Commissioner Buckingham Announces Winner of the 28th Annual Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced Ivan Fang of Katy as the Grand Prize Winner of the 28th Annual Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest.
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Commissioner Buckingham Announces Results of 2024 Adopt-A-Beach Coastwide Spring Cleanup
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced the results of the 2024 Adopt-A-Beach Coastwide Spring Cleanup on Saturday, April 20, 2024. This year, 5,483 volunteers participated in the cleanup to help keep Texas beaches beautiful.
Read MoreCommissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces Houston and Harris County HUD Extension and Relocation Assistance Outreach Effort
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., addressed the Houston City Council and held a press conference with Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Commissioners Lesley Briones and Tom Ramsey to announce an extension to the Hurricane Harvey disaster recovery funding from the U.S.
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Applauds Settlement Reached to Pay Over $6 Million for Injuries to Natural Resources Resulting from a Fire Terminal Facility in Deer Park, Texas
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. applauded the State of Texas and the United States settlement to recover natural resource damages caused by the March 2019 fire at the Deer Park facility owned by International Terminals Company, LLC ("ITC").
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Sues Biden Administration Over New Liquified Natural Gas Exports Freeze
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. filed a lawsuit with the State of Texas and 15 additional plaintiff states over the recent Biden Energy Department's freeze on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
Read MoreTexas Land Commissioner Buckingham Blasts DHS Land Acquisition for Immigration Processing in Laredo, Texas
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. issued a letter responding to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) recent proposed acquisition of land for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new Joint Processing Center (JPC) for use by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the Laredo area of Webb County, Texas."The Biden Administration's policies and utter refusal to follow the law have fueled the worst border crisis in American history.
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Applauds General Land Office’s Border Wall Victory in Court
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., released the following statement on the preliminary injunction granted today by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in a federal lawsuit filed by the General Land Office (GLO) that prohibits the Biden Administration from using any congressionally allocated border wall funding for anything other than physical walls, barriers or fencing along the southern border:"This ruling is a significant victory in Texas' pursuit of border security and ensuring that the White House follows the Rule of Law.
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Commissioner Buckingham Holds Press Conference on the Success of Operation Flat Top and Agreement with Texas DPS
On Monday, February 12th, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. held a press conference with Regional Director for the South Texas Region of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Victor Escalon, and Brigadier General Tanya Trout of the Texas Military Department (TMD).
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Celebrates First-Year Accomplishments and Looks Forward to Continuation of Service to Texans in 2024
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced several of the groundbreaking accomplishments of the General Land Office under her first year of leading this critical state agency.“I am so proud to serve as your first female Land Commissioner and of the tremendous successes your General Land Office has made in education, historical preservation, veteran support, coastal conservation, and strategic land management,” Buckingham said. “This past year marked the beginning of a new era, and our team has wasted no time getting to work for Texans.
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Congratulates John Whitmire on Houston Mayoral Victory
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. released the following statement congratulating Texas Senator John Whitmire on his victory in the Houston Mayoral Runoff Election: “I want to extend my sincerest congratulations to Houston Mayor-Elect John Whitmire on his victory tonight in the Houston Mayoral Runoff. From working with him for years in the Texas Senate, I know John, like myself, is a solution-oriented public servant and looks for creative ways to tackle big issues – this is exactly what the City of Houston needs.
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