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.

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instanceOf constitutional office in Texas
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
surface form: United States
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
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
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
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
local governments on coastal and land management issues

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Texas Land Commissioner nativeLabel Commissioner of the General Land Office
Legislative Redistricting Board (under certain conditions) isComposedOf Commissioner of the General Land Office
subject surface form: Legislative Redistricting Board
this entity surface form: Texas Commissioner of the General Land Office