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Six years after Hurricane Harvey, the city of Houston still hasn’t allocated $200 million in relief funds
Read full article: Six years after Hurricane Harvey, the city of Houston still hasn’t allocated $200 million in relief fundsBoth the state and the city of Houston say they want to work together to help pay down the remaining funds.
Moses Rose’s owner rejects final $5.26M offer, prepares for eminent domain fight
Read full article: Moses Rose’s owner rejects final $5.26M offer, prepares for eminent domain fightThe holdout owner of a bar in the way of a new Alamo museum has said the City of San Antonio’s “best and final” $5.26 million offer to buy him out isn’t good enough. Now, with the city and its partners prepared to use eminent domain, the deadlock appears to be headed to court.
Moses Rose’s owner ready to fight eminent domain in court if state won’t meet his price
Read full article: Moses Rose’s owner ready to fight eminent domain in court if state won’t meet his priceMoses Rose’s Hideout, at 516 E. Houston Street, sits a musket shot away from the Alamo and at the edge of the footprint of a proposed Alamo Visitors Center and Museum -- a key part of the $400 million plan to redesign Alamo Plaza. Owner Vince Cantu says he is open to selling the property, but he wants the right price.
State Sen. Dawn Buckingham wins bid to manage the Alamo, disaster relief funds and more as Texas’ next land commissioner
Read full article: State Sen. Dawn Buckingham wins bid to manage the Alamo, disaster relief funds and more as Texas’ next land commissionerThe land commissioner manages public land, enforces mineral rights leases, controls the Texas Permanent School Fund, distributes natural disaster relief funding and is responsible for the Alamo.
Dawn Buckingham and Jay Kleberg vie for open land commissioner seat overseeing the Alamo and disaster relief funds
Read full article: Dawn Buckingham and Jay Kleberg vie for open land commissioner seat overseeing the Alamo and disaster relief fundsThe land commissioner manages the Texas General Land Office, which manages the Alamo, administers natural disaster relief funding and helps fund public education. The seat is open after incumbent George P. Bush lost his primary bid for attorney general.
Dawn Buckingham and Jay Kleberg will face off to be Texas’ next land commissioner in November
Read full article: Dawn Buckingham and Jay Kleberg will face off to be Texas’ next land commissioner in NovemberRepublican Dawn Buckingham and Democrat Jay Kleberg won their primary runoffs. The winner of November’s general election will replace George P. Bush as head of the Texas General Land Office.
New Texas plan for federal Hurricane Harvey aid yields same old result: Funds diverted away from Gulf Coast
Read full article: New Texas plan for federal Hurricane Harvey aid yields same old result: Funds diverted away from Gulf CoastDespite an admonition from federal authorities, Land Commissioner George P. Bush’s plan still steers aid disproportionately to whiter, inland counties at less risk of natural disasters.
Feds say Texas discriminated against communities of color when it denied Houston flood aid
Read full article: Feds say Texas discriminated against communities of color when it denied Houston flood aidLand Commissioner George P. Bush is in the middle of a fierce runoff in the Republican primary for Texas attorney general against incumbent Ken Paxton. During the race, several of Bush’s opponents have criticized his office’s work in distributing Hurricane Harvey relief funds.
Texas land commissioner candidates compete to oversee Alamo and disaster relief funds
Read full article: Texas land commissioner candidates compete to oversee Alamo and disaster relief fundsLand Commissioner George P. Bush is stepping down to run for attorney general. Four Democrats and eight Republicans are seeking their parties’ nominations for the office.
Texas may get a coastal storm barrier, but will it be too late?
Read full article: Texas may get a coastal storm barrier, but will it be too late?The federal infrastructure bill’s passage renewed hopes that Texas would finally get a coastal storm barrier. But Galveston and Houston could still get hit by a hurricane before it is built.
How a Texas songbird and its endangered status became the center of a fight over the Hill Country
Read full article: How a Texas songbird and its endangered status became the center of a fight over the Hill CountryScientists say a study that estimated far more golden-cheeked warblers in Texas than previously thought has been attacked and taken out of context as the state and federal government battle over the bird’s endangered status.
Jay Kleberg, King Ranch scion and conservationist, to run for land commissioner as a Democrat
Read full article: Jay Kleberg, King Ranch scion and conservationist, to run for land commissioner as a DemocratAt least three other Democrats and four Republicans are vying for the office that GOP incumbent George P. Bush is leaving to run for attorney general.
Texas veterans homes overseen by George P. Bush were often the deadliest places to be during COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: Texas veterans homes overseen by George P. Bush were often the deadliest places to be during COVID-19 pandemicSeven of the state’s nine veterans homes had a fatality rate of 25% or more, far higher than the statewide average of 11% for nursing homes. Bush has vowed to not renew the operators’ contracts.
Eva Guzman, former Texas Supreme Court justice, joins GOP primary challenge against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Read full article: Eva Guzman, former Texas Supreme Court justice, joins GOP primary challenge against Texas Attorney General Ken PaxtonGuzman's candidacy adds a new dynamic to the primary that is already unfolding between incumbent Paxton and Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announces run for attorney general against Ken Paxton
Read full article: Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announces run for attorney general against Ken PaxtonBush made his challenge official Wednesday evening during an event at a downtown Austin bar. Former President Donald Trump said last week that he would issue an endorsement in the race "in the not-so-distant future."
After Harris County was left out of latest round of Hurricane Harvey relief funds, George P. Bush asks feds for $750 million
Read full article: After Harris County was left out of latest round of Hurricane Harvey relief funds, George P. Bush asks feds for $750 millionBush's announcement comes after an outcry from Houston and Harris County leaders who requested $1.3 billion in federal funds for Harvey relief but were left off a list of recipients the General Land Office released.
Donald Trump says he'll endorse in likely primary battle for Texas attorney general between Ken Paxton, George P. Bush
Read full article: Donald Trump says he'll endorse in likely primary battle for Texas attorney general between Ken Paxton, George P. BushThe former president said in a statement Tuesday that he'll issue an endorsement "in the not-so-distant future."
Houston, Harris County get nothing in latest round of $1 billion federal Hurricane Harvey relief funding
Read full article: Houston, Harris County get nothing in latest round of $1 billion federal Hurricane Harvey relief fundingHouston and Harris County were denied funding over other Texas communities despite requesting $1.3 billion for ongoing relief efforts. Local officials are asking the federal government to intervene.
George P. Bush wants to challenge beleaguered Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. But can he keep Trump out of it?
Read full article: George P. Bush wants to challenge beleaguered Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. But can he keep Trump out of it?Bush has a unique history with Trump as the only prominent member of his famous political family to back the former president. Meanwhile, Paxton has tightly aligned himself with Trump in recent months.
Analysis: 2022 candidates are popping up faster than bluebonnets in Texas
Read full article: Analysis: 2022 candidates are popping up faster than bluebonnets in TexasTexas Historical Commission rejects idea to relocate Alamo Cenotaph
Read full article: Texas Historical Commission rejects idea to relocate Alamo CenotaphSAN ANTONIO – BREAKING NEWS UPDATE:By a 12-2 vote, the Texas Historical Commission voted down the idea of moving the Alamo Cenotaph. ORIGINAL STORY:A decision on the relocation of the Alamo Cenotaph is expected to reach a vote as the modern-day battle over the plaza renovation rages on. The Texas Historical Commission on Tuesday is expected to discuss and vote on the empty tomb honoring the Alamo Defenders. Opponents of the Alamo Master Plan have continued to fire shots at the redesign, specifically Lt. Gov. 122, have argued the relocation of the cenotaph would be too far from the Alamo Mission building.
Alamo will be defended during protests, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush Tweets
Read full article: Alamo will be defended during protests, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush TweetsSAN ANTONIO Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush gave a stern warning to protesters threatening on descending on the Alamo. Jeb Bush and nephew of former President George W. Bush, Tweeted on Saturday evening. My message to the protestors is simple: Dont mess with The Alamo.Dont mess with the Alamo. pic.twitter.com/oqDM8wUOrT George P. Bush (@georgepbush) June 13, 2020No riots or violence were reported following Saturdays protest. Also on Saturday, groups of protesters rallied at the Alamo against a plan to relocate the Alamo Cenotaph.
Lt. Gov. Patrick says Alamo Master Plan ‘badly off track,’ citing plaza design, Cenotaph relocation
Read full article: Lt. Gov. Patrick says Alamo Master Plan ‘badly off track,’ citing plaza design, Cenotaph relocationSAN ANTONIO – On the eve of the 184th anniversary of the fall of the Alamo, Lt. Gov. In a statement released Thursday, Patrick criticized current plans to redesign and restore the Alamo and surrounding area. Patrick criticized designs he said he had seen for the plaza and opposed the controversial, planned relocation of the Cenotaph. District 1 Councilman Roberto Trevino, whose district includes Alamo Plaza and who supports its redesign, said the entire plan went through a vigorous and transparent process. 24-25 and will discuss authorizing the dismantling, restoration and relocation of the Cenotaph.