Texas Veterans Land Board Celebrates 70 Years of Service
AUSTIN - On Monday, November 7, 2016, Commissioner George P. Bush congratulated the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) on 70 years of service to Texas veterans. The 70th anniversary was celebrated with a VLB Inception Day ceremony. VLB Senior Deputy Director Col. (ret.) Matt Elledge and more than 100 employees and guests marked this special day by commemorating the history of the VLB and enjoying refreshments."One of the great privileges of serving as Texas Land Commissioner is chairing the Veterans Land Board," Commissioner Bush states. Read More
Commissioner George P. Bush reports the Veterans Land Board achieves highest loan production level in more than a decade
Texas General Land Office Commissioner and Chairman of the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) George P. Bush is pleased to announce that during Fiscal Year 2016 the VLB loan program achieved its highest level of production in more than a decade. During the year, the VLB almost doubled their loan sales from FY 2015 with more than $800 million in VLB-financed low-interest housing, home improvement and land loans. Read More
Bastrop County leaders and Texas GLO cut ribbon on new communications tower
In May, Texas General Land Office (GLO) Commissioner George P. Bush announced the Community Development & Revitalization (CDR) program reallocated $200,000 from the state administration budget to be used for essential infrastructure projects and assist Bastrop County as it works to recover from the 2011 wildfires. Among the infrastructure projects selected for funding was a 450-foot radio emergency communications tower. Today Texas Representative John Cyrier (District 17), Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape, and Bastrop County Commissioner Clara Beckett (Pct. Read More
Texas State Veterans Cemeteries Awarded $1.19 Million by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairman George P. Bush is proud to announce that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded the VLB two grants totaling $1,193,134 for the Texas State Veterans Cemeteries in Abilene and Killeen."One of the great privileges of serving as Texas Land Commissioner is overseeing one of our state's veterans programs," Commissioner Bush said. "The work the Veterans Land Board quietly does every day is important to all Texans: taking care of our veterans and their families through every stage of life. Read More
HUD awards $45.2 million to Texas for historic 2016 flooding long-term recovery efforts
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 the state of Texas $45.2 million to assist in long-term recovery efforts following severe flooding events that occurred earlier this year. HUD will prioritize the most impacted of the 112 affected Texas counties included in the Presidential Declarations for 2016. Read More
Brazos Valley Utilizes Cost Savings for Regional Communication System
Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush is pleased to announce that the Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) has been awarded a new grant in the amount of $1,769,123. These funds were made available due to cost savings from BVCOG communities' original Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery tied to the Hurricane Ike disaster. These new funds were allocated on September 1, 2016."The devastating effects of Hurricane Ike affected residents of counties reaching far in to Central Texas," said Commissioner Bush. Read More
More than 8,200 volunteers pick up 172,853 lbs of trash from Texas beaches during Fall Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup
The results for Saturday’s 30th annual coast-wide Fall Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup by the Texas General Land Office are in. Despite stormy weather and red tide conditions threatening turnout, more than 9,000 volunteers showed up at 30 locations to remove 172,853 pounds of trash from 169 miles of Texas coastline!“For 30 years Adopt-A-Beach volunteers have come together along 367 miles of our Lone Star coastline to pick up trash and keep Texas clean and beautiful,” said Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Read More
Commissioner George P. Bush announces release of the GLO’s State of Texas Action Plan for disaster recovery funding
Today Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced that 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 floods and other disasters of 2015.116 Texas counties are eligible for recovery funding as a result of receiving Presidential Disaster Declarations for 2015 events. Read More
Vessel Turn-In Program to make waves in Matagorda County
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) are partnering with Matagorda County and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) to offer local coastal Texans the opportunity to remove inoperable and derelict vessels through the Vessel Turn-In Program (VTIP). Designed to provide owners with a voluntary method of disposal, interested boat owners are encouraged to participate if the vessel is less than 26 feet long, with longer boats being accepted on a case by case basis. The vessel must be delivered to one of two drop off points September 6-8 from 8:00 a.m. Read More
Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup Saturday, September 24th
Volunteers are signing up now for the nation's biggest coastal cleanup on Saturday, September 24th. The 2016 Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup takes place at 30 sites coast-wide. Volunteers can sign up online at www.TexasAdoptABeach.org or show up on-site Saturday morning to take part in a fun-filled day at the beach that makes a difference."Sign up now to join forces with thousands of other Texans who care about the coast," said Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Read More