Texas GLO and Coast Guard to begin removing vessels displaced by Hurricane Harvey from coastal waterways
Today, Commissioner George P. Bush announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO), in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard, will begin removing up to 300 displaced and sunken vessels damaged in coastal waters as a result of Hurricane Harvey. For information regarding the vessel removal operation, a Hurricane Harvey vessel owner hotline has been established at (877) 458-9377. "With the magnitude of the damage from Hurricane Harvey, there is no doubt this will require a long recovery," said Commissioner George P. Bush. Read More
Governor Greg Abbott, Commissioner George P. Bush Join Forces to Help Texans Rebound from Hurricane Harvey
As part of the recovery from Hurricane Harvey, Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Land Commissioner George P. Bush will head up the state’s short-term and long-term Hurricane Harvey housing recovery efforts. Commissioner Bush will lead all housing-related recovery efforts, from quick repair of thousands of Texans’ homes that were damaged in the powerful hurricane and rain storms, to the long-term rebuilding to come."I am confident Land Commissioner Bush is up to the challenge. Read More
Commissioner George P. Bush: Texas GLO is ready to assist with Hurricane Harvey storm response efforts
AUSTIN - The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is operating on high alert and continuing preparations for Hurricane Harvey. For more than a week, the GLO has tracked the storm's progress through the Gulf of Mexico and coordinated the strategic response efforts of agency divisions. Read More
HUD awards nearly $19 million in additional aid for Texas communities recovering from historic 2015 & 2016 floods
AUSTIN - Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded nearly $19 million in additional funding to the state of Texas to assist in long-term recovery efforts following severe flooding events that occurred in 2015 and 2016. Of the total new funding, the state of Texas will be awarded $18 million, which will be administered by the General Land Office's Community Development and Revitalization (CDR) program. Read More
Cmr. George P. Bush encouraging Texas communities affected by 2015 floods to apply for additional disaster funds
AUSTIN - Today Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is encouraging communities affected by the 2015 flooding events to submit applications for Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to pay for long-term housing and infrastructure recovery projects. These newly available funds will be administered by the Texas General Land Office's Community Development & Revitalization program (GLO-CDR) to help disaster impacted communities rebuild homes and infrastructure. Read More
Cmr. George P. Bush kicks off summer informational series for natural disaster preparedness
AUSTIN - This month, in conjunction with the start of hurricane season, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush launched a new informational series for natural disaster preparedness by the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The series of posts and videos will be available on the GLO's Twitter feed at Twitter.com/TXGLO."Nearly a decade after Hurricanes Ike and Dolly, our coast remains as unprotected now as it was then," said Commissioner Bush. "But we are working hard at the Texas General Land Office to revolutionize the way this state and country protects against hurricanes. Read More
HUD awards additional $50.7 million for Texas communities recovering from historic 2015 & 2016 floods
AUSTIN - Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded an additional $50.7 million to the state of Texas to assist in long-term recovery efforts following severe flooding events that occurred in 2015 and 2016. The state of Texas will be awarded an additional $22.4 million, to be administered by the General Land Office's Community Development and Revitalization (CDR) program. Read More
GLO announces release of Texas Action Plan for 2016 Disaster Recovery
AUSTIN - Today Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has completed the State of Texas Action Plan detailing eligible uses and allocation of available funding to assist communities with long-term recovery from the compounded floods and other disasters of 2016.The GLO's Community Development and Revitalization program (GLO-CDR) will oversee administration of $222.2 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds provided by the U.S. Read More
Cmr. George P. Bush announces approval of GLO's 2015 State of Texas Action Plan for disaster recovery funding
AUSTIN -Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved the 2015 State of Texas Action Plan detailing eligible uses and allocation of available Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to assist communities with long-term recovery from the floods and other disasters of 2015. "Communities in Texas faced tremendous losses from flood disasters in 2015 and 2016," said Commissioner Bush. Read More
GLO announces HUD rules for administration of $177 million for Texas communities recovering from historic 2016 flooding
AUSTIN - Today Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued its guidance for the administration of the additional $177 million awarded last month to the state of Texas to assist in long-term recovery efforts following severe flooding events that occurred in 2016. Read More