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Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., speaks at the Topping-Out Ceremony for the Alamo Visitor Center and Museum

Land Commissioner Buckingham Celebrates Significant Construction Milestone for Alamo Visitor Center and Museum

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., gathered with local officials at the Topping-Out Ceremony for the future Alamo Visitor Center and Museum, where the final structural beam was placed atop the building.

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Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., local and state officials, and members of Tuskegee Inc. at the First Annual Celebration of Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day

Land Commissioner Buckingham Hosts Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day at the Tuskegee Airmen Texas State Veterans Home in Fort Worth

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., was honored to host a celebration for the first annual Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day and the first anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen Texas State Veterans Home in Fort Worth.

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Left to right: Daniel Stanbery, Michael Plaza, Todd Merendino, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., Taylor Abshier, and Kevin Hartke at a Coastal Check Presentation on March 24, 2026

Land Commissioner Buckingham Awards Over $13 Million for Texas Shoreline Protection Projects in Multiple Counties

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has awarded approximately $13.15 million to Ducks Unlimited Inc. through its Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) program Cycle 14.

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Join Us For An Unaccompanied Veteran Burial At The Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery

Friday, March 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., the Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery will conduct an Unaccompanied Veteran Burial for U.S. Navy Veteran Airman Apprentice Pamela Sue Lundmark. Born on October 20, 1946, Ms. Lundmark served from February 1976 to August 1976.

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Voices of Veterans: Sergeant Major Moritz Friebel Shares His Story of Service in the United States 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.

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Coastal Check Presentation in League City

Land Commissioner Buckingham Awards Over $39 Million for Coastal Preservation and Fortification Projects

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has awarded approximately $39.06 million to coastal improvement projects in Texas’ Upper Gulf Coast Region through its Coastal Management Program (CMP) Grant Cycle 31 and Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) program Cycle 14.

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Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Veterans-Only Land Sale Happening Now Through April 16

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the VLB's Veterans-Only Land Sale is now open for bidding.

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Commissioner Dawn Buckingham Celebrates Completion of $6 Million Improvement Project in Freeport Funded by the Texas General Land Office

Today, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) joined local leaders and community members to celebrate the completion of critical infrastructure improvements at the City of Freeport Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).

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Land Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Texans to Support the GLO's Adopt-A-Beach Program with a Specialty License Plate

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., encourages Texans to order an Adopt-A-Beach specialty license plate to benefit the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) Adopt-A-Beach program.

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Voices of Veterans: Sergeant M.C. Clark Shares His Story of Service in the United States Army During WWII

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.

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