Texas Land Commissioner
Seal of the Texas General Land Office
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 Stephen F. Austin State Office Building |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 22 December 1836 |
| Jurisdiction | Texas public lands |
| Headquarters | Stephen F. Austin State Office Building 1700 N. Congress Ave Austin, Texas 78701 30°16′46″N 97°44′22″W / 30.27944°N 97.73944°W |
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| Website | glo.texas.gov |
| Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office | |
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | Four years, no term limits |
| Formation | Texas Constitution |
| Website | Official Website |
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is a state agency of the U.S. state of Texas, responsible for managing lands and mineral rights properties that are owned by the state. The GLO also manages and contributes to the state's Permanent School Fund. The agency has its headquarters in the Stephen F. Austin State Office Building in Downtown Austin.
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. The agency is also responsible for keeping records of land grants and titles and for issuing maps and surveys of public lands.
Since 2011 the GLO has managed The Alamo in San Antonio. The management of the Alamo was transferred to the General Land Office after allegations of mismanagement were directed at the prior manager, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
The Congress of the Republic of Texas established the General Land Office on 22 December 1836 (making the GLO the oldest existing Texas public agency). The agency's constitutional purpose was to "superintend, execute, and perform all acts touching or respecting the public lands of Texas." Since its establishment the agency has been located in Austin, although a relocation to Houston was briefly attempted during the Texas Archive War. One former home of the GLO, the Old Land Office Building, is a registered historic place and now serves as the Texas State Capitol Visitor's Center.
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