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Press Releases

Join Commissioner Buckingham June 1st at the 2024 Texas Coastal Roundup

Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham reminds families and the public to participate in the 2024 Texas Coastal Roundup on June 1, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. This free education and outreach event will allow Texans to learn more about how the GLO works with coastal organizations to safeguard and conserve the Texas coast. The Texas Coastal Roundup will occur at the Great Lawn at Waters Edge Park in Corpus Christi. Read More


Commissioner Buckingham Pays Tribute to the Fallen on Memorial Day at Central Texas Veterans Cemetery

Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. and Chairwoman of the Veterans Land Board Dawn Buckingham, M.D. was honored to deliver remarks on Memorial Day at the Central Texas Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas.“It is an honor to pay tribute on the hallowed ground of the Central Texas Veterans Cemetery to the brave men and woman who sacrificed all for the freedoms we enjoy today,” said Commissioner Buckingham. Read More


Commissioner Buckingham Thanks Galveston Barge First Responders and Promises Continued GLO Efforts Monitoring Environmental Impact

This week, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. was in Galveston to see first-hand the damage caused after a barge collided with the Pelican Island Bridge last Wednesday, spilling approximately 20,000 gallons of vacuum gas oil into the Galveston Channel. Read More


Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Texans to Utilizes GLO's Texas Beach Watch Program During the 2024 Beach Season

Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., invites Texans to utilize the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) Texas Beach Watch resources during the 2024 Beach Season. Read More


Commissioner 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 More


Voices of Veterans: Military Intelligence Officer Robert Hoch Shares His Story of Service During the Vietnam War

Today,Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. In this episode, we hear the story of U.S. Army Veteran Robert Hoch.To listen to Mr. Hoch tell his story, visit VoicesofVeterans.org.Mr. Hoch's family moved to San Antonio when he was young. His father served in three wars, including World War II. His two brothers also served in the military, and all three brothers served in Vietnam. He joined the U.S. Read More


Commissioner Buckingham Announces the I Saved Texas History 2024 Fundraising Campaign

Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the "I Saved Texas History" fundraising campaign conducted by the Save Texas History Program at the Texas General Land Office (GLO). Read More


Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home Welcomes The American Veterans Traveling Tribute

Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D. encourages Texans and Veterans to visit the The American Veterans Traveling Tribute's (AVTT) Traveling Vietnam Wall and Cost of Freedom Tribute on display at the Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home (TSVH) in McAllen from Thursday, May 23 to Friday, May 24, 2014. Read More


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. Read More


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Voices of Veterans: Seaman Second Class Lorrie Henderson Shares Her Story of Service During the End of World War II

The next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. In this episode, we hear the story of U.S. Navy Veteran Lorrie Henderson. Read More