Commissioner George P. Bush Announces the Winners and Finalists of the 2022 Save Texas History Essay Contest
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2022 Save Texas History Essay Contest, sponsored by the Texas General Land Office’s Save Texas History Program. Fourth- and seventh-grade students from across Texas answered the question, “What history in your community is worth saving?”"I am continuously inspired by the insight of these young Texans, having read their essays and seen their passion for Texas history”, said Commissioner Bush. Read More
Texas GLO Reabre los Programas de Asistencia y Reembolso para Propietarios de Viviendas en el RGV
Texas GLO Reabre los Programas de Asistencia y Reembolso para Propietarios de Viviendas en el RGVGLO alienta a los propietarios de viviendas afectados por los desastres de inundaciones de 2018 y 2019 a revisar la lista de verificación de documentos, aplica ahora AUSTIN Hoy, el Texas General Land Office (GLO, por sus siglas en inglés) reabrió oficialmente la solicitud para los Programas de Asistencia y Reembolso para Propietarios (HARP, por sus siglas en inglés) en los condados de Cameron, Hidalgo y Willacy en el Valle del Río Grande. Read More
Texas GLO Reopens Homeowner Assistance And Reimbursement Programs in the RGV
Texas GLO Reopens Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement Programs in the RGVGLO encourages homeowners impacted by 2018 & 2019 flooding disasters to review document checklist, apply now AUSTIN — Today, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) officially reopened the application for the Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement Programs (HARP) in the Rio Grande Valley counties of Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy. Through HARP, the GLO is focused on rebuilding homes damaged in 2018 and 2019 flooding disasters through repair or reconstruction of owner-occupied single-family homes. Read More
Texas GLO's Don't Ignore Campaign Wins Lone Star EMMY®
The Texas General Land Office (GLO), in collaboration with 1820 Productions and Proscalar, created an incredibly captivating commercial to promote flood insurance among Texas homeowners and renters. The Don’t Ignore public service announcement was filmed over a series of four days in a 30,000 gallon tank in Central Texas. The shoot took more than 1,460 hours, 50 crew and a lot of specialized equipment to complete. Read More
Texas General Land Office and 1820 Productions Collaboration Nominated for Lone Star EMMY®
The Texas General Land Office (GLO), in collaboration with 1820 Productions, created an incredibly captivating video to promote flood insurance among Texas homeowners and renters. The Don’t Ignore video was filmed over a series of four days in a 30,000 gallon tank in Central Texas. The shoot took more than 1,460 hours, 50 crew and a lot of specialized equipment to complete. Read More
Six-Day Derelict Vessel Turn-In Event in Port Isabel
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is partnering with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), The City of Port Isabel, The City of South Padre Island, and the Port Isabel Navigation District to provide the Port Isabel and South Padre Island communities with a free event to dispose of derelict vessels. The Vessel Turn-In Program (VTIP) is scheduled for October 17-22 in Port Isabel. The voluntary, six-day turn-in event allows residents to bring their derelict or inoperable boats to the designated drop-off location to be verified by the GLO and TPWD for eligibility. Read More
Join Us for an Opening Celebration of Fort Worth's New Texas State Veterans Home
On Friday, October 21st, 2022, the Fort Worth community is invited to join Texas Land Commissioner and Chairman of the Veterans Land Board George P. Bush for the soft opening of the new Tuskegee Airmen Texas State Veterans Home. The opening ceremony will be held at 2200 Joe B. Rushing Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76119 at 10:30 a.m. The community is encouraged to attend. The new Texas State Veterans Home in Fort Worth is named after the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American combat flying support program in the United States Armed Forces. Read More
Texas GLO Posts Amendment 11 to Hurricane Harvey State Action Plan for Public Comment
Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 11 to the State Action Plan for $5.676 billion in Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) for a federally required 30-day public comment period. Action Plan Amendment 11 is available for review at https://recovery.texas.gov/public-notices/index.html. Amendment 11 maintains the $1.2 billion in CDBG-DR funds to continue to address unmet recovery needs within the City of Houston. Read More
Commissioner George P. Bush Announces 2022 Save Texas History Essay Contest
Today, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is proud to announce the kickoff of the 2022 Save Texas History Essay Contest for 4th and 7th grade students. The Save Texas History Essay Contest encourages students to answer an important question: “What history in your community is worth saving?”“Communities across the Lone Star State are rich with history and culturally significant places whether we realize it or not”, said Commissioner Bush. Read More
Volunteers Remove Over 150,000 Pounds of Trash from the Texas Coast
This past weekend, over 5,000 volunteers gathered at 26 sites along the Texas coastline to participate in the 2022 Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup. A total of 151,969 pounds of trash was removed from the Texas coast during the event, which took place on Saturday, September 17. "Despite the inclement weather this weekend, thousands of volunteers showed up to do their part to help keep the Texas coast beautiful and give back to our coastal communities," said Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Read More