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Dawn Buckingham (February 21, 1968) is an American physician and politician who has served as Land Commissioner of Texas since 2023. She was elected in November 2022 and sworn in on January 10, 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a state Senator from 2017 to 2023. She worked as a surgeon before being elected Land Commissioner.
Land commissioner. Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office is the only open statewide seat after Republican Incumbent George P. Bush opted to not seek reelection and instead run for attorney ...
A land commissioner or natural resources commissioner is a public official in the executive branch of a state or territory in the United States.While the duties of the position may vary, their general role is maintaining, protecting, and regulating public lands and natural resources; including state parks, forests, and recreation areas. [1]
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Some people who filled out forms find out too late that they never made it onto the rolls. State lawmakers have resisted efforts to expand online options.
The General Land Office's main role is to manage Texas's publicly owned lands, by negotiating and enforcing leases for the use of the land, and sometimes by making sales of public lands. Royalties and proceeds from land sales are added to the state's Permanent School Fund , which helps to fund public education within the state. [ 2 ]
Republican Matt Krause and Democrat Laura Leeman are vying for the seat to represent Tarrant County’s Precinct 3, which covers the northeast corner and much of the northern parts of the county ...
Runoff elections took place on May 28, 2024. [ 1 ] Seats up for election were all seats of the Texas Legislature , [ 2 ] all 38 seats in the United States House of Representatives , and the Class I seat to the United States Senate , for which two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz ran for and won re-election. [ 3 ]