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Recent News About Texas General Land Office
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Woman alleges hostile work environment at General Land Office 'forced' her to resign
HOUSTON – A League City woman alleges she was "forced" to resign her position with a state agency because of a hostile work environment. -
Texas General Land Office seeks to remove songbird from endangered species list
AUSTIN – The state's oldest agency has filed a lawsuit against federal agencies over the status of a songbird, claiming the bird's presence decreases property values. -
Oakland Raiders fan attempted trademark grab not the first, attorney says
SAN ANTONIO (SE Texas Record) – An Oakland Raiders season-ticket holder's attempt to lay trademark application claim to the name “San Antonio Raiders” is far from the first try such a thing, an attorney said in an interview. -
Environmental groups seek intervention in Denton fracking ban suits
When the city of Denton passed a ban on hydraulic fracturing, the general land office and the oil and gas industry quickly filed lawsuits to stop the ban. Now environmental groups are trying to intervene in the suits. -
Texas Times: A Texas treasure returns to the Alamo
For the first time in 177 years, one of the most important documents in Texas history has returned to the place it was written. -
Singer Phil Collins donates Alamo collection to Texas
Musician Phil Collins might be British, but he has a love for Alamo artifacts that could rival any Texan’s. -
GLO suit says fracking ban hurts Texas schools
The voters in Denton may want to stop hydraulic fracturing in their city, but the land office and the oil and gas industry do not. -
Texas SC: Storms may change public beach lines, but easement must be proven
AUSTIN � Public access to beaches on the Gulf of Mexico rolls with the tide but didn't roll with Hurricane Rita, the Supreme Court of Texas decided on Nov. 5. -
Government agencies sue former wood treatment plant for environmental cleanup costs
TEXARKANA � Joining other government agencies, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is suing Beazer East, the former wood treatment facility that closed almost 50 years ago. -
TX public-land boss says mountains unwanted
Jerry Patterson AUSTIN -- The office of Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson says he didn't block the federal National Park Service (NPS) from acquiring a state-owned mountain range now up for sale.
