Land Commissioner
Manages state-owned land and mineral rights, whose income largely goes to the Permanent School Fund. Four-year term.
On the ballot
- Benjamin FloresDemocratic
- Neill SniderLibertarian
- Dawn BuckinghamRepublican
Listed alphabetically by party. The list comes from the Secretary of State's ballot and news voter guides; votetexas.gov and your county elections office have the official ballot for your address.
Fact sheets mentioning these candidates
Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham explains oil revenue link to school funding
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham appeared on a Let's Talk Local segment to explain how oil and gas revenue from state lands supports public school funding and affects property tax burdens on homeowners. She discussed the General Land Office's management of 13 million acres and its revenue generation for the Permanent School Fund.
Buckingham stated that increased state revenue from oil and gas can reduce homeowner property tax burden.
Dawn Buckingham, Texas Land Commissioner (R); Sarah Zubiate-Bennett, Host of Let's Talk Local segment
One outletFound via Google News
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