GLO Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. Statement on Confirmation of Scott Turner as Secretary of HUD
Today the U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., released the following statement: Read More
Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham Once Again Calls on Media to Dismiss Democrats’ Publicity Stunts Over Mitigation Funding
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham called out Congressional Democrats for continuing to push a false narrative about federal disaster recovery and mitigation funding. The politically motivated and false claims date back to 2021 and have been successfully disputed by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for years Read More
Commissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces $107.8 Million in Newly Approved Regional Mitigation Program Projects
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $107,839,660 in new regional mitigation funds to improve roads, water detention, drainage, and water and wastewater systems in the counties of Aransas, Bastrop, Bee, Caldwell, Calhoun, Gonzalez, Lavaca, San Patricio, Walker, and Washington. Read More
Commissioner Dawn Buckingham Urges DOJ to Once Again Reject Fake Claims of Discrimination by Biden Political Appointees
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., and the Texas General Land Office sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice urging it to once again reject unsubstantiated findings issued by former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) political appointees in the final days of the Biden Administration. Read More
GLO Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. Statement on Hearing to Confirm Scott Turner as Secretary of HUD
Today the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs met to conduct a hearing on President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Scott Turner to be the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Read More
Commissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces $17.9 Million in Newly Approved Regional Mitigation Program Projects
Today Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $17,920,246 in regional mitigation funds to improve roads, water detention, drainage, and sewer systems. Read More
Commissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces $24.5 Million In Newly Approved Regional Mitigation Program Projectsure and Housing Projects for the New Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP)
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $24,586,500 in regional mitigation funds to improve roads, water detention, drainage, and sewer systems in the cities of Dilley, Martindale, Robstown, Sinton and Cleveland, as well as in Karnes, Milam and Madison counties. Read More
Texas GLO Kicks Off Call for Infrastructure and Housing Projects for the New Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP)
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has officially launched a call for eligible infrastructure and housing projects through the launch of the Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP). Read More
Commissioner Dawn Buckingham and Texas GLO Celebrate Ribbon Cutting of The Oleanders at Broadway Affordable Housing Development
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., proudly announced the ribbon cutting of The Oleanders at Broadway, the largest affordable housing development on Galveston Island, made possible through nearly $89 million in disaster recovery funds from the Texas General Land Office (GLO). Read More
Tropical System in the Bay of Campeche to Impact Texas, Commissioner Buckingham Warns Coastal Texans to be Prepared
Today Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is encouraging all Texans to prepare for potential tropical storm conditions along the coast. There is a high degree of uncertainty as to the storm’s path and impacts; therefore, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) is warning all coastal Texans to be prepared.“A severe storm system with the potential to bring flash flooding threats and heavy rain is expected to impact the Gulf Coast this week,” Commissioner Buckingham said. Read More