Commissioner Buckingham Announces Adopt-A-Beach T-Shirt Campaign to Support Clean Texas Beaches
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Adopt-A-Beach program's T-Shirt Campaign. T-shirts cost $35 each, and these funds will help support the program's essential beach clean-ups and the volunteers who make them possible.Click the button below to order your shirt and help keep Texas beaches clean: Adopt-A-Beach T-Shirt Campaign 2024 Adopt-A-Beach Campaign The next Adopt-A-Beach cleanup is set for September 28, 2024. Read More
Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Appointment of Chief Clerk, Jennifer Jones, and Deputy Chief Clerk, Adrian Piloto
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced the appointment of Jennifer Jones as the new Chief Clerk of the General Land Office (GLO) and Adrian Piloto as the new Deputy Chief Clerk for the Agency.After nearly two decades of service, Chief Clerk Mark Havens announced earlier this month, his plans to depart the Agency and continue his career as an attorney in the private sector."First of all, I would like to thank Mark Havens for his diligent work at the GLO. With over 18 years of knowledge at this Agency, his steady voice and guidance has been greatly appreciated. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Capt. Gerald Groden served with the Royal Air Force During WWII as a Lancaster Bomber Pilot
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. In this special episode, we highlight the service of Capt. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces War Memorial Donation Campaign for the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham. M.D. announced the War Memorial Donation Campaign for the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. The new stone memorials will accompany the cemetery's new Vietnam War Memorial and commemorate World War II, the Korean War, and the Persian Gulf War. Vietnam War Memorial at the Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery in Corpus Christi The War Memorials will be seven feet wide by six feet tall and cost $8,750 each, including the cost of the stone and the construction of its base. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Corporal Max Vasquez Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Marine Corps
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. In this episode, we hear the story of Corporal Max Vasquez of the U.S. Marine Corps.Vasquez was born in Laredo in 1948, and his family moved to Corpus Christi when he was 12. At just 17, Vasquez enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, saying, " There was no doubt in my mind I had to do my duty for this country. Read More
Join Us For An Unaccompanied Veteran Burial At Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery
On Friday, June 28 at 10:00 a.m. sharp, the Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery will conduct an Unaccompanied Veteran Burial for Sieglinde Juanita Shindler. Born on August 8, 1955, Shindler served from August 1985 to January 1993. Shindler received various awards, including the Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. Shindler is not expected to have any next-of-kin attend her burial. Please help us spread the word and ensure that this U.S. Army Veteran is not buried alone. Read More
Veterans Land Board Announces TREC Continuing Education Course
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to announce the implementation of a one hour Texas Real Estate Commission-approved (TREC) Continuing Education course that counts towards a REALTOR's required training. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham announces funding for the Final Phase of the Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park Shoreline Protection Project
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced the approval of the Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) funding for the final phase of the Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park Shoreline Protection project.The fifth and final phase of the project proposes to stabilize 2,940 linear feet of eroding shoreline by the construction of a living shoreline (habitat bench) and a rip rap breakwater that was initially designed and permitted during Phase 3 of the project. Read More
Voices of Veterans: SFC Johnny McNeil Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Army
The next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. In this episode, we hear the story of SFC Veteran Johnny McNeil of the U.S. Army. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Brig. Gen. Robin Akin Shares Her Story of Service on Women's Veterans Day
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. In this episode, we hear the story of Brig. Gen. Veteran Robin Akin of the U.S. Army.Akin was born in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up in a single-parent household with three brothers. Akin said she is proud of how things turned out for her, as the only high school and college graduate in her immediate family. Read More