Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Completion of the GLO Sketch Files Collection Digital Index
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., was pleased to announce that the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) Archives and Records Division has completed a new digital index of the Sketch Files collection. This new digital index will provide better access to the most extensive record group in the GLO's vast map collection. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Celebrates Significant Construction Milestone of Texas Cavaliers Alamo Education Center
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., gathered with local officials this week to celebrate the Topping Out Ceremony for the Texas Cavaliers Education Center, a state-of-the-art facility that promises every Texas schoolchild, no matter where they come from, will have a place to interact personally with the story of Texas. Read More
Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces “Alamo Defenders Heritage Map of Texas” Available for Pre-Order
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced her new Commissioner's Map: Alamo Defenders Heritage Map of Texas is available for pre-order. Commissioner Buckingham was honored to commission this map, which reveres the brave Alamo Defenders who sacrificed their lives for freedom. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces the Winners and Finalists of the 2025 Save Texas History Essay Contest
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2025 Save Texas History Essay Contest, sponsored by the Texas General Land Office's Save Texas History Program. More than 700 fourth and seventh-grade students from across the state wrote about any historical person, event, place, group, or cultural tradition, however big or small, that helped shape Texas. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces Pre-Sale of 'Texas Takes Shape,' a Historical Map Book of Texas History
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is pleased to announce the pre-sale of the General Land Office’s (GLO) book, Texas Takes Shape, a comprehensive volume on historical mapping in Texas, which dates back to the sixteenth century. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces the 2025 Save Texas History Essay Contest for 4th and 7th Grade Texas Students
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce the kickoff of the 2025 Save Texas History Essay Contest for 4th and 7th grade students. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces Commencement of Alamo Cenotaph Restoration Work in 2025
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce that restoration work on the historic Alamo Cenotaph will begin in January 2025. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces General Land Office's 2024 Limited Edition Christmas Ornament and Historic Map Sale
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. and the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) Save Texas History Program encourage Texans to "give the gift of Texas history" to any history buff or fan of the Lone Star State this holiday season. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Celebrates Construction Kickoff of the Alamo Visitor Center and Museum in San Antonio
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. was honored to speak at the Construction Kickoff of the Alamo Visitor Center and Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, and Alamo Trust, Inc. Executive Director Dr. Kate Rogers delivered remarks along with Commissioner Buckingham. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Praises Map Donation from Former U.S. Ambassador to Texas General Land Office Archives
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is thrilled to announce the donation of eight maps to the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Archives and Records Program, which houses 36 million documents and over 45,000 maps and sketches that detail the history of the state's public lands and is one of the premier cartographic resources for Texas. Read More