Commissioner of the General Land Office
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The Commissioner of the General Land Office is the elected statewide official in Texas responsible for managing public lands, mineral rights, and related natural resource and veterans’ land programs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Texas Commissioner of the General Land Office | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
constitutional office in Texas
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state executive office ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Texas Land Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | executive branch of Texas ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy | impeachment under Texas law ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electedAlongWith | other Texas statewide executive officers ⓘ |
| electedIn | statewide election in Texas ⓘ |
| electionType | partisan election ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.glo.texas.gov ⓘ |
| headOf | Texas General Land Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayEnterInto |
easements and rights-of-way on state lands
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leases for exploration and production of oil and gas on state lands ⓘ |
| mayPropose | policies for management of state lands ⓘ |
| memberOf | Texas Veterans Land Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oathIncludes |
uphold the Constitution of the State of Texas
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uphold the Constitution of the United States ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy | Constitution of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | Texas General Land Office staff and operations ⓘ |
| partOf | Texas state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRevenueRole | generates revenue for the Permanent School Fund through land and mineral management ⓘ |
| reportsTo | people of Texas ⓘ |
| residenceRequirement | must be a resident of Texas ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of the Texas Permanent School Fund lands
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administration of the Texas Veterans Land Board programs ⓘ archives of Texas land records ⓘ coastal management of Texas public lands ⓘ leasing of state lands for oil and gas development ⓘ leasing of state lands for other mineral development ⓘ management of Texas public lands ⓘ management of state-owned mineral rights in Texas ⓘ management of submerged lands owned by Texas ⓘ oversight of beach erosion response programs ⓘ surveying and mapping of state lands ⓘ veterans cemetery programs in Texas ⓘ veterans housing assistance programs in Texas ⓘ veterans land programs in Texas ⓘ |
| supervises | implementation of state land policies ⓘ |
| swornInBy | Texas state authority ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| titleUsedIn | State of Texas statutes ⓘ |
| voterRequirement | must be a registered voter in Texas ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Texas Legislature on land and resource issues
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local governments on coastal and land management issues ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Legislative Redistricting Board (under certain conditions)
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subject surface form:
Legislative Redistricting Board
this entity surface form:
Texas Commissioner of the General Land Office