AUSTIN — AUSTIN - Today Land Commissioner George P. Bush released the following statement congratulating U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) on his confirmation as Secretary of the Department of the Interior:

"I'd like to congratulate Congressman Zinke on his confirmation as Interior Secretary. As Texas Land Commissioner, I look forward to working together with him to address issues such as the Red River land dispute and finding sensible conservative solutions for other federal and state land management related matters."