Texas GLO Celebrates Completion of the Lauderdale Boat Ramp and Dock Project on Bolivar Peninsula
Today members of Commissioner Dawn Buckingham's Texas General Land Office (GLO) Disaster Recovery team joined Galveston County leaders in a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the Lauderdale Boat Ramp and Dock Project. Read More
Texas GLO Posts Amendment 2 of the Mitigation State Action Plan for Public Comment
Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 2 of the Mitigation State Action Plan for $4.3 billion in Community Development Block Grants for Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) for a federally required 30-day public comment period. Read More
Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announces more than $41 million approved to restore affordable housing in Southeast Texas and Rio Grande Valley
Today Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved more than $41 million in disaster recovery funds to rehabilitate, repair and construct 11 federally eligible affordable rental developments damaged by the 2018 South Texas Floods, the 2019 Lower Rio Grande Valley Flood and Tropical Storm Imelda. Read More
Texas GLO Celebrates National Community Development Week in Partnership with HUD and Communities Affected by Disasters
Today Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) will celebrate National Community Development Week April 10-14, 2023, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to highlight improvements made in communities using Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery and Mitigation. “We often like to say that we are the agency that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work for the people of Texas, and when it comes to disaster recovery, the GLO is the place to go,” said Commissioner Buckingham. Read More
Texas GLO releases the 2023 Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan proposing 121 priority projects with input from technical experts and local leaders
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the release of the 2023 Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan (TCRMP) that proposes a framework to address coastal hazards and direct investments to protect natural and man-made coastal environments. Read More
Deadline to Apply for the Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement Programs (HARP) is April 28, 2023
Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) announced the application for the Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement Programs (HARP) will close at 5 p.m. on April 28, 2023. Applications will continue to be reviewed in all eligible counties affected by flooding events in South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in 2018 and 2019. Read More
La Fecha Límite Para Solicitar los Programas de Asistencia y Reembolso Para Propietarios de Viviendas (HARP) es el 28 de Abril de 2023
Hoy, el Texas General Land Office (GLO) anunció que la solicitud para los Programas de Asistencia y Reembolso para Propietarios (HARP) se cerrará a las 5 p.m. el 28 de abril de 2023. Las solicitudes continuarán siendo revisadas en todos los condados elegibles afectados por inundaciones en el Sur de Texas y el Valle del Río Grande en 2018 y 2019. Read More
Funds to improve street, water and drainage facilities approved in Cameron, Chambers, Harris, Hidalgo, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Orange, San Jacinto, and Willacy Counties
Today Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) awarded $43,144,626 in disaster recovery funds for 44 federally eligible infrastructure projects to help communities recover from the 2019 South Texas Floods as well as Tropical Storm Imelda. Read More
Texas GLO Posts Harris County’s Requested Amendment to $57.8 Million Hurricane Harvey CDBG-DR Action Plan for Public Comment
AUSTIN —Today, at the request of Harris County, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 6 to the Hurricane Harvey State Action Plan for $57.8 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for a federally required 14-day public comment period. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces VA Grant of $9.5 Million to Establish a New Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Lubbock
AUSTIN - Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to award the Texas General Land Office (GLO) a grant totaling up to $9.5 million for the establishment of a new Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Lubbock, Texas. Read More