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Official account for the Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. @DrBuckinghamTX
- Battleship Texas is a living piece of Texas history that must be protected at all costs. Commissioner Buckingham recently had the pleasure of touring the world's last surviving dreadnought battleship, which is currently being repaired and restored to its full glory. Thank you
- The GLO is offering to help the State of Texas combat the New World Screwworm. Commissioner Buckingham sent a letter today to @SecRollins and @GovAbbottPress praising their efforts and offering access to appropriate GLO managed lands to support the State and @USDA's response to
- Commissioner Buckingham recently took a tour of @FGBNMS in Galveston to see the incredible work its team is doing with coral reefs on the Texas coast. Not only are coral reefs essential for supporting our diverse marine life, but they play an important role in protecting our
00:00 - 🚨 The first of six orphaned wells in Baffin Bay has been successfully plugged. Commissioner Buckingham is proud to share that the GLO and the @txrrc have successfully plugged the first of six orphaned wells in Baffin Bay as a part of a current Coastal Protection Project.
- Commissioner Buckingham sent a letter to Judge Lina Hidalgo this morning calling on Harris County to focus on systematic process improvements to eliminate further delays to ensure funding for disaster recovery flood mitigation projects are not placed in jeopardy. Buckingham
- Celebrating #WorldOceanDay in Galveston! 🌊 Come visit the GLO teams at Artist Boat's World Ocean's Day Festival at East Beach. Chat with our experts from Oil Spill Response, Texas Beach Watch, Coastal Management, and @TXAdoptABeach to learn how we protect the Texas coast.
- Commissioner Buckingham recently visited the Battleship Texas restoration project and saw firsthand the incredible work being done to preserve this iconic piece of American and Texas history. A special thank you to @BAHEP for their leadership in this effort!
00:00 - On the 82nd anniversary of #DDay, the GLO remembers and honors the heroes who fought for freedom and liberty during World War II. We will never forget those who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, and gave everything to protect our way of life. We proudly salute
- The GLO is working to put a stop to America's reliance on China for critical rare earth minerals. Commissioner Buckingham spoke with @WBAP247NEWS about the finalized USA Rare Earth that will enable the commercial production of heavy rare earth and critical minerals at Round Top
00:00 - Our GLO Oil Spill Prevention and Response team recently partnered with @HarrisCoPct2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia's Office for the removal of a derelict sailboat in Clear Lake. Commissioner Buckingham joined Commissioner Garcia to praise this coordinated effort to extract the
00:00 - 🚨 A $1.6 billion @USARareEarth and @CommerceGov deal has been finalized to help accelerate mining for rare earth and critical minerals on GLO state land. Commissioner Buckingham is pleased to share that funding from these agreements will enable the Round Top Project to begin
- Check out this recent progress photo of the new and improved Rollover Pass Pier on the Bolivar Peninsula! We're so excited about the Rollover Pass project, which includes the construction of a 1,000-foot-long fishing pier with a bait shop, fish cleaning station, visitor parking
