Land Commissioner Buckingham Enlists State of Texas to Sue Biden-Harris Administration Over Classification of Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. enlisted the State of Texas to file a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration’s U.S. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Submits Second Letter to Biden-Harris Administration Opposing Proposed Third Offshore Wind Farm in Gulf of Mexico
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. submitted a second letter opposing the Biden-Harris Administration's third proposal for an offshore wind energy lease. The new proposal, spearheaded by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), is to lease approximately 142,528 acres directly to Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC.This latest proposal follows the cancellation of the larger Gulf of Mexico Wind Auction 2 due to a lack of commercial interest. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces Signed Memorandum of Understanding for Design Work on Coastal Texas Project
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to announce that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for design work on the Coastal Texas Project's Coastwide Ecosystem Restoration measures and the Coastal Storm Risk Management measure on South Padre Island. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Volunteers to Signup for the Adopt-A-Beach Fall Coastwide Cleanup
Today, Texas Land Board Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., encourages volunteers to sign up for the Adopt-A-Beach Fall Coastwide cleanup on Saturday, September 28, 2024. This cleanup will stretch from the northern to the southern tip of the Texas coast and include 24 sites. "It has been an honor to participate in Adopt-A-Beach Cleanups as Texas Land Commissioner because one of my top priorities is to keep our state's beautiful coastline clean," said Commissioner Buckingham. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces Adopt-A-Beach T-Shirt Campaign to Support Clean Texas Beaches
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Adopt-A-Beach program's T-Shirt Campaign. T-shirts cost $35 each, and these funds will help support the program's essential beach clean-ups and the volunteers who make them possible.Click the button below to order your shirt and help keep Texas beaches clean: Adopt-A-Beach T-Shirt Campaign 2024 Adopt-A-Beach Campaign The next Adopt-A-Beach cleanup is set for September 28, 2024. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham announces funding for the Final Phase of the Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park Shoreline Protection Project
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced the approval of the Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) funding for the final phase of the Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park Shoreline Protection project.The fifth and final phase of the project proposes to stabilize 2,940 linear feet of eroding shoreline by the construction of a living shoreline (habitat bench) and a rip rap breakwater that was initially designed and permitted during Phase 3 of the project. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces Success of GLO’s 2024 Texas Coastal Roundup
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to announce that the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) Texas Coastal Roundup was a tremendous success for the Corpus Christi community and the many coastal organizations. Read More
Support the Texas Adopt-A-Beach Program with a Specialty License Plate
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is asking Texans to consider ordering a 2024 Adopt-A-Beach specialty license plate to benefit the Adopt-A-Beach program’s all-volunteer effort to keep trash off Texas beaches."As Land Commissioner and a Texan who lived on the Texas coast for over a decade, keeping our beaches clean and thriving is essential to the habitats that live there," said Commissioner Buckingham. "The GLO's Adopt-A-Beach (AAB) program plays an important part in ensuring we exceed those standards. Read More
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 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