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Adopt-a-Beach Art Contest Grand Prize Winner: Michael Li

Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Grand Prize Winner of the 30th Annual Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce 5th grader Michael Li of Katy as the grand prize winner of the 30th Annual Treasures of the Texas Coast Children’s Art Contest.

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Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Orange County Residents to Participate in Free Vessel Turn-In Event

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., encourages Orange County residents to help keep the Texas Coast clean by participating in the Orange County Vessel Turn-In Program (VTIP) on May 2, 5, 7 and 9, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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Commissioner Buckingham Celebrates 48,952 Pounds of Trash Cleaned at 40th Annual Adopt-A-Beach Spring Coastwide Cleanup

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to share the success of the 40th Annual Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup, which took place across the Texas Coast on Saturday.

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Land Commissioner Buckingham Highlights VLB's Success at Texas's First Fleet Week in Houston

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to share the VLB's successful weekend at Texas's first Fleet Week in Houston, Texas.

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Land Commissioner Buckingham Applauds the Success of the 2026 Texas Coastal Roundup in Galveston

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to share the success of the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) 2026 Texas Coastal Roundup at East Beach (R.A. Apffel Park) in Galveston on Saturday, April 18.

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Land Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Veterans to Attend Operation Resource Connect at Fort Stockton

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is encouraging Veterans to attend Operations Resource Connect at the Fort Stockton Convention Center on Thursday, April 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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Voices of Veterans: Specialist Cayetano Tony Acevedo Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Army

Voices of Veterans: Specialist Cayetano Tony Acevedo Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Army

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. This week, we highlight the service of Specialist (SPC) Cayetano Tony Acevedo, who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

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Veterans, Military Members, and Their Families Encouraged to Visit the Texas Veterans Land Board at 2026 Fleet Week in Houston

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce that the VLB will have a resource table at two events during the 2026 Fleet Week in Houston: the Fleet Week Expo and the Exhibition at Sylvan Beach.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Texans to Attend the 2026 Texas Coastal Roundup in Galveston

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. invites families and Texans across the state to the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) 2026 Coastal Roundup in Galveston, Texas on Saturday, April 18, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Admission Applications are Being Accepted at the Watkins-Logan Texas State Veterans Home in Tyler

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce that Watkins-Logan Texas State Veterans Home (TSVH) in Tyler is currently accepting resident applications.

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