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The Veterans Land Board Scandal was a political scandal in Texas in that became public in 1954. The Texas Legislature enacted the Veterans Land Act in November 1946 which created the Texas Veterans Land Board as a division of the General Land Office (GLO). The measure called for issuing $25 million in bonds, the proceeds of which would be used ...
The Texas Veterans Land Board, also known as VLB, is part of the Texas General Land Office. Created by the Texas Legislature in 1946, the board was established to make land available to veterans returning from World War II. Today, the organization finances land, home loans and home improvement loans for Texas veterans and active military ...
Land grant. A land grant is a gift of real estate —land or its use privileges—made by a government or other authority as an incentive, means of enabling works, or as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service. Grants of land are also awarded to individuals and companies as incentives to develop unused ...
Sep. 5—AUSTIN — Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced Thursday the Texas Veterans Land Board's (VLB) veterans-only land sale is now open for bidding. Five tracks in four ...
Jun. 10—AUSTIN — Texas Land Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham announced Monday the Texas Veterans Land Board's (VLB) Veterans-only land sale is now open for bidding. Eight tracks, totaling over ...
Sep. 6—AUSTIN — Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices ...
Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 51–841, 26 Stat. 417, enacted August 30, 1890. The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally owned land, often obtained from Native American tribes through treaty, cession, or seizure.
May 21—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) on Monday announced over $44 million in Fund for Veterans' Assistance (FVA) grants that will be distributed among ...