Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Fourth Successful Operation Animal Love Initiative at Richard A. Anderson Texas State Veterans Home in Houston
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is thrilled to announce that the VLB has once again partnered with the American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast Region, Service to the Armed Forces to bring the Operation Animal Love initiative to Texas State Veterans Homes (TSVH). Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces Update for Trinity Bay Orphan Well Project
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced new developments in the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) partnership with the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) to plug orphan wells in north Trinity Bay. Read More
Join Us For An Unaccompanied Veteran Burial At The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen
On Wednesday, February 26 at 11:00 a.m. sharp, the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery will conduct an Unaccompanied Veteran Burial for U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) Patrick Sean McWain. Born on March 17, 1950, SP4 McWain served from August 1968 to March 1972. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Major John Keith Wells Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Marines and His Heroic Actions During the Battle of Iwo Jima
The next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Major John Keith Wells who served in the U.S. Marines and led the charge to raise the first American flag above Mt. Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima. Read More
Voices of Veterans: PFC William Morgenroth Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Marines During the Battle of Iwo Jima
The next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of PFC William Morgenroth who served in the U.S. Marines and witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. Read More
Land Commissioner Buckingham Celebrates Record-Breaking 37,997 Valentine's Cards Sent to Texas State Veterans Homes This Year Through VLB's Valentines for Vets Program
Texas Land Commissioner and Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is honored to share the overwhelming success of the VLB's Valentines for Vets program for Valentine's Day 2025. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Corporal Keifer Marshall Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Marine Corps During the Battle of Iwo Jima
The next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Corporal Keifer Marshall who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the historic Battle of Iwo Jima. Read More
Join Us For An Unaccompanied Veteran Burial At The Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery
The Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery will conduct an Unaccompanied Veteran Burial for Sgt. Marc A. Jones. Born on October 20, 1953, Sgt. Jones served from May 1973 to July 1975. Sgt. Jones received the National Defense Service Medal for his service to our country. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Rear Admiral Judson Scott Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Navy
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 Rear Admiral Judson "Jud" Scott, who served in the U.S. Navy and is a board member of the VLB. Read More
Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Results of 2025 Adopt-A-Beach Winter Cleanup
The results of the 2025 Adopt-A-Beach Winter Cleanup, which took place on South Padre Island on Friday, February 7th, and across the Coastal Bend on Saturday, February 8th. Over two days, 415 volunteers cleaned 12 miles of coastline and picked up over 5,300 pounds of trash. Read More