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.
In a rare show of bipartisanship, Harris County state lawmakers and county officials have soundly condemned GLO systems that excluded the county and city of Houston from flood mitigation funding.
A recent order from the General Land Office shifting public beach boundaries has captured private property in Surfside Beach and prompted a federal lawsuit alleging an unconstitutional taking.
A scoring metric that emphasized low-to-moderate income communities and costs per person resulted in significant awards for cities in Galveston County, but excluded Houston and Harris County’s government.
The Lipan Apache and the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecans once waged war on each other. Now they've joined forces against Alamo leadership.
Voters in hurricane-ravaged Harris County overwhelmingly approved a $2.5 billion bond for flood mitigation in 2018, but a significant shortfall is forcing the county to seek additional funding.
A senior political advisor said that George P. Bush will “keep all options open” about challenging Attorney General Ken Paxton for his position in 2022.
This week a federal agency sided with the State of Texas in shifting control of $1.27 billion in Hurricane Harvey recovery funds from Houston to the General Land Office.
The City of San Antonio made the relocation of the cenotaph a key first step in their plan, rankling commissioners who weren't convinced.
In the ongoing legal battle between Houston and the General Land Office over Hurricane Harvey relief, the Texas Supreme Court granted a stay in favor of the state today.
Three years after Hurricane Harvey, lawmakers tell courts Houston has failed to assist homeowners promptly and urges a judge to allow the General Land Office to manage recovery funds.
The caucus invoked the Open Beaches Act and the state’s bill of rights, criticizing local governments that have closed public beaches.
It’s been 69 days since Texas’ first diagnosed case of coronavirus. While state officials have disseminated information, confusion has complicated enforcement measures.
Texans are now able to utilize beaches more freely after the General Land Office informed localities the state will now decide what to open and when.
Two years after Hurricane Harvey's devastation, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Governor Abbott spar over who should oversee funding following signs of local mismanagement.
The Houston mayor is facing a wave of mismanagement and cronyism allegations, spearheaded by a $95,000 paid internship given to a friend.
