COMMISSIONER BUSH JOINS THE ENERGY WORKFORCE & TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE
Today, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush participated in a roundtable with members from the Energy Workforce & Technology Council. Read More
COMMISSIONER BUSH HONORS LOCAL OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AWARDEES
Today, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush awarded three recipients the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) 2020 Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Award, which recognizes outstanding environmental practices in the oil spill response community. Read More
CMR BUSH ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF BRAZORIA COUNTY VESSEL TURN-IN PROGRAM EVENT
Today, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the results of the four-day Vessel Turn-In Program held in Brazoria County this week from March 22-25. The Texas General Land Office (GLO) and Brazoria County partnership collected 39 vessels measuring 598 feet. Since 2016, the annual events with Brazoria County and other counties along the Texas Coast have collected and disposed of a total of 917 derelict and inoperable boats. Read More
GLO LAUNCHES CLEAN COAST TEXAS WEBSITE FOR COASTAL COMMUNITY WATER QUALITY ASSISTANCE
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) in partnership with members of the Texas Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Program, launched a comprehensive, online resource for coastal communities to learn about managing and protecting water quality along the Texas coast. Read More
COMMISSIONER GEORGE P. BUSH TIPS OFF 6TH ANNUAL SAVE TEXAS HISTORY TOP TEXAN TOURNAMENT
Today, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the start of the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Save Texas History Program's 6th Annual Top Texan Tournament. This bracket style tournament officially started on Texas Independence Day and runs through the rest of March, coinciding with Texas History Month."March is an exciting time of year as Texas history buffs can share their knowledge of the great leaders in our state’s historic past,” said Commissioner George P. Bush. Read More
TX GLO TO OPEN REGISTRATION FOR ANNUAL ADOPT-A-BEACH SPRING COASTWIDE CLEANUP
Today, the Texas General Land Office announced that registration for the Annual Adopt-A-Beach Spring Coastwide Cleanup will begin Friday, March 5, 2021. Volunteers are encouraged to sign up for the cleanup scheduled to occur on Saturday, April 17, 2021. The Texas GLO Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup will take place at 21 different locations across the Texas coastline. Read More
TX GLO EXTENDS 2021 “TREASURES OF THE TEXAS COAST” CHILDREN'S ART CONTEST
Today, Texas General Land Office announced the extension of the 2021 “Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest.” Due to inclement weather and changes in postal service time, all Texas students (public, private, and home-schooled) in grades K-6 who wish to participate in this year’s contest, now have until March 10th to submit their work. Artwork should be based on the theme “Treasures of the Texas Coast” and portray why the Texas coast is important or noteworthy to the participating student. Read More
Land Office Launches Texas Defense Task Force
Today, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the formation of the Texas Defense Task Force within the General Land Office with the mission to identify federal overreach and fend off threats to the Texas oil and gas economy.The move comes less than two weeks after Governor Abbott's order for state agencies to begin preparing to protect Texas' energy industry from the crippling effects of federal overreach seen in the first weeks of the Biden Administration. Read More
MORE THAN 8,900 POUNDS OF TRASH COLLECTED AT ADOPT-A-BEACH WINTER CLEANUP
Over 340 volunteers participated in the 2021 Annual Adopt-A-Beach Winter Cleanup that took place on February 5 and 6, 2021. Volunteers worked together to clean a total of 28.5 miles of beach and bay area. The two-day trash cleanup event resulted in over 8,900 pounds of trash being removed, leaving our Texas beaches clean and beautiful for wildlife and the community alike to enjoy. Sixty-three volunteers helped clean South Padre Island on Friday and collected 1,512 pounds of trash. Read More
Commissioner Bush on Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order
Today, the Texas General Land Office and Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush issued the following statements regarding Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order to protect Texas’ energy industry from federal overreach. The General Land Office first issued remarks on the issue through social media, stating, “Texans will not stand idly by and watch Washington strip away our livelihoods. Read More