With new leadership set to take command, the oldest statewide office in Texas plays a variety of important roles in state government.
This week — Gov. Greg Abbott makes three appointments to a maligned state agency, a conservative PAC prefaces the 2024 primary fights, and Sen. Dawn Buckingham begins her move into the General Land Office.
Alamo Trust agrees to extend visiting hours on the second Saturday of September, the month when Tap Pilam holds its remembrance ceremony.
While there's room for surprises on May 24, powerful Democrats and Republicans have largely rallied behind their respective choices.
Despite clear fundraising leaders in both parties, the Democratic and Republican races for land commissioner will go to runoff elections.
Between polling, high-profile endorsements, and fundraising, the Democratic primary for Texas land commissioner lacks a clear frontrunner.
In a race for a statewide seat that will likely stay red, Republican primary candidates diverge on natural resource leases and the border.
The legal back and forth has taken years as the federal government is resistant to reassessing the bird's status under the Endangered Species Act.
Bombshell allegations of bid-rigging to favor a contractor affiliated with Turner’s law partner have already prompted investigations by the district attorney and the Texas General Land office.
Republican Land Commissioner George P. Bush points to the funding that Congress allocated toward the border wall.
Austin-area state Sen. Dawn Buckingham has launched her campaign to be the head of Texas’ General Land Office.
After receiving pushback from local officials, Land Commissioner George P. Bush is seeking a direct allocation of federal funds to Harris County.
