Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Acquires Ranch in Starr County to Build Border Wall
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has acquired a 1,402-acre ranch along the Rio Grande at Starr County's border with Mexico. This property's frontage on the Rio Grande makes it a crucial location for enhanced border security and placement of a border wall."For too long, the federal government has abdicated its job to secure our southern border – endangering Texans by allowing hundreds of thousands of unvetted illegal migrants to stream across our porous border. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Strengthens Texas' Border Security Through Continued Partnership with DPS in Starr County
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to announce a signed continued agreement with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), to allow DPS to continue operating and maintaining border fencing on the Texas General Land Office (GLO) property in Starr County."As Land Commissioner and a proud Texan, I do not mess around when it comes to ensuring the safety of our families and communities," said Commissioner Buckingham. Read More
Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Secures Largest Carbon Sequestration Lease in the United States
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to announce a signed agreement between the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and ExxonMobil to lease approximately 271,068 acres of submerged state land located offshore in Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston Counties. This agreement is not only the most extensive Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) transportation and storage lease in state history; it's also the largest lease in the United States. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces Planned State Land Carbon Dioxide Storage Lease Sale for 2023
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. and the School Land Board (SLB) announced plans to publish a Request for Proposals (RFP) for several carbon sequestration leases. These leases will generate significant revenue for the Permanent School Fund (PSF), a constitutionally created fund that helps support public education in Texas.The RFP will result in leases covering submerged portions of Permanent School Fund land in the Brownsville, Matagorda, and Freeport areas, with more than one million acres available in the lease offering. Read More
Bush: GLO online lease sales produce big returns for Permanent School Fund
AUSTIN - Commissioner George P. Bush today announced that the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) fifth online sale of oil and gas leases earned public education just shy of $42 million. This auction featured 8,880.54 acres earning an average of $4,721.44 per acre. Sales are held semiannually and available tracts may be nominated by contacting the GLO. Read More
TPPF Files Lawsuit to Delist Golden-Cheeked Warbler from the Endangered Species Act
AUSTIN - Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a lawsuit to delist the golden-cheeked warbler from the endangered species list on behalf of the Texas General Land Office."Leaving a species on the endangered list after its recovery is not only ineffective, it's irresponsible," said Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Read More
George P. Bush applauds House passage of the Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act
AUSTIN − Today Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush applauded passage of the "Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act" by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, authored by U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), seeks to end questions about the federal government's ownership of disputed land along the Red River. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has filed the companion bill in the Senate. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) are original cosponsors of the legislation. Read More
U.S. District Court approves GLO Commissioner Bush's intervention in lawsuit against BLM land grab
To read the GLO's complaint in intervention please visit http://www.glo.texas.gov/the-glo/news/press-releases/2015/december/files/GLO-Complaint-in-Intervention.pdfTo read the GLO's motion to intervene please visit http://www.glo.texas.gov/the-glo/news/press-releases/2015/december/files/GLO-Motion-to-Intervene.pdfFor a graphic of the location of the land in question please visit http://www.glo.texas.gov/the-glo/news/press-releases/2015/december/files/GLO_BLM_20151201.pdfToday Commissioner George P. Bush announced that the U.S. Read More
Commissioner Bush Leads 23-State Effort to End Green 'Sue and Settle' Racket
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has joined forces with land commissioners from Wisconsin to Hawaii to stop environmentalists from taking advantage of American taxpayers."The Endangered Species Act was designed to preserve biodiversity, not enrich trial lawyers and political activists," said Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. "So we've joined with our Western allies to put an end to 'sue and settle' and force the Obama administration to be upfront with the American people. Read More
Save Texas History
Save Texas History hit a milestone this week, earning more than $300,000 to preserve historic Texas maps with the online sales of historic map reproductions."The sale of historic map reproductions from the Land Office Archives funds the conservation of priceless original maps and documents at no cost to Texas taxpayers," Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush said. "All Texans should be proud of this efficient program. Read More