GLO Commissioner Dawn Buckingham Tours Fort Bend Flood Mitigation Project Sites, Celebrates More Than $68 Million to Protect Region from Future Storms
Today Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., joined Fort Bend County Judge KP George, Sugar Land Mayor Joe Zimmerman and other local leaders for a briefing and tour of flood mitigation project sites. The Texas General Land Office (GLO) allocated $68,382,016 for three erosion repair projects in Fort Bend County and the city of Sugar Land.
Read MoreCommissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces Nearly $32 Million In Newly Approved Regional Mitigation Program Projects
Today Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $31,832,572 in regional mitigation funds to improve communications, streets, drainage and sewer systems in the cities of Hallettsville, Hearne, Madisonville, Conroe, and La Grange as well as Robertson, Colorado, Sabine and San Augustine counties.
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Encourages Texans to Report Storm Damage
Today Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., released a new video on social media encouraging residents in communities impacted by recent severe weather to report damage to homes and businesses using the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s (TDEM) Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT) survey. iSTAT surveys can be filled out in English and Spanish at damage.tdem.texas.gov. Click for Video“Texas General Land Office stands ready to help our communities with housing recovery efforts, if federal funds are allocated,” said Commissioner Buckingham.
Read MoreTexas General Land Office celebrates groundbreaking for $19.8 million flood mitigation project in Hidalgo County
On Tuesday, April 23, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) joined local and federal leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony for the Main Floodwater Channel Expansion Project to expand main floodwater channels in Hidalgo County.
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 MoreTexas GLO Posts Amendment 2 to 2019 Disasters State Action Plan For Public Comment
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 2 to the 2019 Disasters State Action Plan for $227.51 million in Community Development Block Grants Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) for a federally required 30-day public comment period.The amendment includes the following changes:Affordable Rental Program: Suballocations to areas impacted by Tropical Storm Imelda and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Floods adjusted.2019 Disasters Grant Agreement Specific Conditions Report created in Appendix G.The amendment is available for review at https://recovery.texas.gov/public-notices.
Read MoreCommissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces More Than $72.5 Million in Newly Approved Regional Mitigation Program Projects
Today Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $72,560,600 in regional mitigation funds to improve streets, drainage and sewer systems in the cities of Bedias, Bremond, Galveston, Liberty, Midway and San Augustine,as well as Hardin County and a partial award of a larger project to be administered by the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in Fort Bend County.
Read MoreTexas GLO Posts Amendment 4 to the Mitigation State Action Plan for Public Comment
Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 4 to the state action plan for $4.3 billion in Community Development Block Grants Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) for a federally required 30-day public comment period.The amendment includes the following changes:Housing Oversubscription Supplemental: Expands eligible participants to include Harris County and City of Houston Homeowner Assistance Program (HAP) applicants.
Read MoreCommissioner Dawn Buckingham Applauds Change of Leadership at Houston Housing and Community Development Department
Today Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., released the following statement in reaction to the announcement by Houston Mayor John Whitmire to appoint Mike Nichols as director of Houston's Housing and Community Development Department:"Today Mayor Whitmire announced a welcome change of leadership that will bring a renewed energy to the Houston Housing and Community Development Department. It sends a clear message that productivity and accountability are his priorities.
Read MoreCommissioner Dawn Buckingham Applauds Change of Leadership at Houston Housing and Community Development Department
Today Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., released the following statement in reaction to the announcement by Houston Mayor John Whitmire to appoint Mike Nichols as director of Houston's Housing and Community Development Department:"Today Mayor Whitmire announced a welcome change of leadership that will bring a renewed energy to the Houston Housing and Community Development Department. It sends a clear message that productivity and accountability are his priorities.
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