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Texas General Land Office

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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
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which is nearly exactly 9 nautical miles, 10.35 statute miles, 16.66 km) from its coastline (significantly more than the three geographical miles controlled by other coastal states). All of these lands (and the oil and gas deposits beneath them) are managed by the General Land Office.
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Sources differ in whether they include Raglin in the count of Commissioners, and hence whether they consider Ward to be second or third commissioner; however, the General Land Office's official enumeration includes Raglin in its
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in 1845, it kept control of all of its public lands from its time as a sovereign state. As a result, Texas is the only
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in the US to control all of its own public lands; all federal lands in Texas were acquired by purchase (e.g.
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Crosby served three non-consecutive terms as Land Commissioner, but is only counted in the enumeration once
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The head of the General Land Office is the Texas Land Commissioner, a statewide public official. Since a
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Joint Resolution for annexing Texas to the United States, J.Res. 8, enacted March 1, 1845, 5 
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The Republic of Texas is admitted into the United States as the State of Texas (December 29, 1845)
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Controversy. Because Texas's historical territorial waters originated with the Republic, the
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properties that are owned by the state. The GLO also manages and contributes to the state's
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to replace Robison; elected in 1930; re-elected in 1932 and 1934; did not stand in 1936
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that Texas was in the unique position of owning territory out to three leagues (9
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of public lands. The agency also manages federal disaster recovery grant funding.
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Three Centuries on the Land: The Archives of the Texas General Land Office
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within the state. The agency is also responsible for keeping records of
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Land Commissioners in chronological order, showing party affiliation
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The Texas General Land Office, George P. Bush - Commissioner
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Re-elected in 1954 but failed to take oath of office due to
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Texas's public lands were significantly enlarged by the US
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Land Commissioners by party affiliation (since statehood)
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Removed from office by Reconstruction military government
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The General Land Office's main role is to manage Texas's
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to replace Giles; elected in 1956; resigned in 1958
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