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 MoreCommissioner 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 MoreCommissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces $45 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 MoreTexas GLO Posts 2024 Disasters Action Plan for Public Comment, Announces Virtual Public Hearings
Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted the State of Texas 2024 Disasters Action Plan for $555,687,000 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for public comment. These funds were allocated to Texas by the U.S.
Read MoreCommissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces $45 Million in Newly Approved Regional Mitigation Program Projects
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $45,027,000 in regional mitigation funds to improve critical infrastructure, including roads, drainage, water detention, and sewer systems in Fayette and Nueces counties.
Read MoreCommissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces $58.3 Million in Newly Approved Regional Mitigation Program Projects
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $58,350,140 in regional mitigation funds to improve roads, water detention, drainage, and sewer systems in the counties of Brazos, Calhoun, Coryell, Refugio and San Jacinto.
Read MoreGLO Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. Statement on Confirmation of Scott Turner as Secretary of HUD
Today the U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., released the following statement:
Read MoreLand Commissioner Dawn Buckingham Once Again Calls on Media to Dismiss Democrats’ Publicity Stunts Over Mitigation Funding
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham called out Congressional Democrats for continuing to push a false narrative about federal disaster recovery and mitigation funding. The politically motivated and false claims date back to 2021 and have been successfully disputed by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for years
Read MoreCommissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces $107.8 Million in Newly Approved Regional Mitigation Program Projects
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $107,839,660 in new regional mitigation funds to improve roads, water detention, drainage, and water and wastewater systems in the counties of Aransas, Bastrop, Bee, Caldwell, Calhoun, Gonzalez, Lavaca, San Patricio, Walker, and Washington.
Read MoreCommissioner Dawn Buckingham Urges DOJ to Once Again Reject Fake Claims of Discrimination by Biden Political Appointees
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., and the Texas General Land Office sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice urging it to once again reject unsubstantiated findings issued by former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) political appointees in the final days of the Biden Administration.
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