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2. Veterans' Land Board scandal - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Commissioner Buckingham announces VLB's veterans-only land ...

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   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 ...

4. Buckingham announces VLB veterans-only land sale now open - AOL

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   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 ...

5. Texas Veterans Land Board - Wikipedia

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   Texas Veterans Land Board. 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 ...

6. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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   The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead. In all, more than 160 million acres (650 thousand km 2; 250 thousand sq mi) of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States, were given away free.

7. ‘Defending us for these freedoms’: Tuskegee Airmen ... - AOL

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   The Texas Veterans Land Board voted to name the state’s 10th veterans home after the Tuskegee Airmen in August 2021. When it opens next spring, the 100,000-square-foot home will provide long ...

8. Bascom Giles - Wikipedia

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   Bascom Giles. James Bascom Giles (September 21, 1900 – July 7, 1993) was an American politician who was the Texas Land Commissioner from 1939 to 1955. Implicated in the Veterans' Land Board scandal, he gave up his office and served three years in prison.

9. Abbott announces over $44 million in grants to serve veterans ...

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   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 ...