Instinct should always be given credence and it implies reason to caution and reassess the logical approach or what is customary. text-align: left !important; .non_result_row div { }) } .race_footer { .panel-body p { Texas 2022 Elections Dawn Buckingham and Jay Kleberg vie for open land commissioner seat overseeing the Alamo and disaster relief funds The land commissioner manages the Texas. She has worked as an eye surgeon specializing in oculoplastics and was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. } Feb. 22, 20225 AM Central. .electionsectionheading { .question-scroll-container { .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { .votebox-results-metadata-p { At a time when newsroom resources and revenue across the country are declining, The Texas Tribune remains committed to sustaining our mission: creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. if (typeof $ != 'undefined') { } The filing deadline was December 13, 2021. } .votebox_legend { } } } } } Assumed office: 2023-01-01. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { I would push to not only allocate the full $600M annually to the Permanent School Fund, but work with the legislature to increase the limit on how much the GLO could contribute annually. Accountable - INTEGRITY. @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { } What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush speaks at a kick-off rally where he announced he will run for Texas Attorney General, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Austin, Texas. height: auto; .race_footer { Do you value our journalism? The primary was scheduled for March 1, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for May 24, 2022. line-height: 1.5em; } } [9], In 2017, the commissioner received a salary of $210,695 according to the Council of State Governments. They defeated Jinny Suh and Michael Lange in the Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 1, 2022. display: block; font-size: 12px; background: #4c4c4c; In Amarillo, 99% of that crowd was Republican.. } .inner_percentage.Democratic { Texas Land Commissioner Primary Election Results Runoff Sandragrace Martinez and Jay Kleberg have advanced to a runoff. .percentage_number { Agriculture Commissioner There were no incumbents in this race. State Board of Education (15 seats) Agriculture Commissioner. float: left; As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on members to help keep our stories free and our events open to the public. border-radius: 50%; The current Texas Land Commissioner is Dawn Buckingham (R). I gained the knowledge that 401K and health benefits were earned rather than expected. Youll need one of seven types of valid photo ID to vote in Texas: A state drivers license, a Texas election identification certificate, a Texas personal identification card, a Texas license to carry a handgun, a U.S. military ID card with a personal photo, a U.S. citizenship certificate with a personal photo or a U.S. passport. background-color: #f9d334; top: -1px; My position is that Im in line with what the community is putting together, and I think that should be the role of the land commissioner, to be a partner. width: 50%; vertical-align: top; They also want to have the history of the missionary group remembered at the Alamo. Candidate Weston Martinez, a former Texas real estate commissioner from San Antonio, wants to expand the land commissioner role by taking up border protection along the Rio Grande. The new Texas land commissioner will head the General Land Office as the Alamo undergoes a nearly $400 million redevelopment. text-align: center; display: none; The Lakeway Republican has been in the Texas Senate since 2017. Source. [2], As a member of the Texas Executive Department, under Article 14 of the state constitution, the land commissioner is elected "by the qualified voters of the State at the time and places of election for members of the Legislature." } } } margin-bottom: 4px; .race_header.libertarian { Texas held an election for land commissioner on November 8, 2022. If you had after the event disaster plan that didnt last just for six weeks, but it lasted until it was done and included things like working in partnerships along the coast, like to use an area womens center and say, Look, we have to have these facilities available to help people, so the planning is not just the preparatory for the hurricane, but after it finishes, thats the responsibility of the Texas land commissioner, Lange said. display: inline-block; position: relative; .image-candidate-thumbnail { There are no specific qualifications to hold this office. @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { We cannot afford to elect another Land Commissioner lacking the experience necessary to do this job and do it well. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { max-width: 600px; My first job was working on the farm and ranch taking care of vegetables and chickens, pigs, and cattle. overflow-x: scroll; Diligent attention to funding opportunities, grant writing, interagency collaborations, and the creation of innovative funding facilities promotes faster recoveries and science-based coastal resource management that KEEPS TEXAS PREPARED. text-align: left !important; .quote-icons { Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles. 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Today, the Texas General Land Office is focused on maximizing and diversifying revenue sources for the Permanent School Fund. display: block; Currently, the project aims to preserve the Alamo Mission itself along with the Long Barrack, the Alamos oldest structure that once housed Spanish missionaries, and to expand the site by constructing a museum and visitor center for tourists who wish to learn about the history of the Alamo. position: absolute; Voters can still cast votes without those IDs if they sign a form swearing that they have a reasonable impediment from obtaining a proper photo ID or use a provisional ballot. .inner_percentage.Republican { top: -5px; left: 0; background-color: #003388; top: 2px; Remember, you are accountable to others as a role model. } .inner_percentage.Democratic { County election offices are supposed to post on their websites information on polling locations for Election Day and during the early-voting period by Oct. 18. The committee has not reached a decision. The land commissioner manages the Texas General Land Office, which manages the Alamo, administers natural disaster relief funding and helps fund public education. width: 90%; Also known as The Spirit of Sacrifice, the Alamo Cenotaph is a monument near the front of the Alamo in San Antonio to honor those who fought in the Battle of the Alamo. } padding-left: 0; display: flex; Disclosure: The Texas Historical Commission, Texas Lyceum and the University of Houston have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Elections in 2023 | } } .race_header { background-color: #db0000; padding: 20px; }. background-color: #db0000; Fight to maintain your INTEGRITY. overflow: hidden; Risks discounted by logic can still hurt you in hard ways - sometimes the harm is intentional and malicious. color: #0645ad; After a crowded March primary, Jay Kleberg and Sandragrace Martinez were the Democrat's top two vote-getters for land commissioner. 2022 Texas Voter Guide A comprehensive survey of the candidates and key state and local races that your vote will decide in the March 1 primary election. The results have been certified. Eric Gay / AP Photo The best-known, and best-financed, Republican candidate to succeed Bush is State Senator Dawn Buckingham. Public Service in a State Office is an honorable profession requiring deep knowledge of correct and appropriate execution of the duties of the Office to achieve broad and specific goals, within and across relevant jurisdictions, through diligent and wise use of resources, programs, and personnel in fulfillment of agency relationships among all relevant levels of state and federal governments to best serve our Texas stakeholders within the frameworks of state statutes, common law, the State of Texas Constitution and applicable Laws and Acts of the United States of America. } Lange acknowledges climate change as a factor for natural disasters happening in Texas. On November 5, 2002, Jerry Patterson won election to the office of Texas Land Commissioner. .panel-body { padding-bottom: 7px; if (chevron.hasClass('fa-chevron-down')) { overflow-x: scroll; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; And we are honoring all of Texas history, but were particularly honoring the Battle of the Alamo.. .non_result_row div { }); font-size: 12px; Let's solve. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: #db0000; A new report from the Texas Workforce Commission shows the local tourism industry on a path to full recovery after the losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. by Timia Cobb background-color: #6db24f; [2], .votebox { Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022, Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses. display: inline-block; } background: #4c4c4c; The land commissioner heads the Texas General Land Office, the oldest public agency in the state. display: inline-block; font-size: 12px; display: table; top: 2px; Minton disapproves of how the General Land Office handled the delivery of disaster recovery funds to Texans strained by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Sandragrace Martinez, a licensed professional mental health counselor from San Antonio, led her opponents in the Hobby School of Public Affairs poll, with 17% of primary voters saying they would support her. But Kleberg admits hes facing an uphill battle in a state where Republicans control all statewide offices and both legislative chambers. if ($(this).next('div.vis_widget_table').is(":hidden")) { width: 35px !important; The wall separating East Germany and West Germany, its dismantling, is one of the first historically significant events I remember from my youth. } else { padding-left: 10px; Who do you look up to? margin-top: 1em; .results_text { } padding-bottom: 8px; border: 1px solid #999; .non_result_row { } .inner_percentage { position: absolute; letter-spacing: .03em; margin: 0; During his tenure as land commissioner, George P. Bush came under fire for wanting to redevelop the site, and proposing relocating the Cenotaph because of its deteriorating condition. .multi-survey-header p { padding-bottom: 8px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; left: 0px; .votebox-results-metadata { top: 0px; .votebox_legend { display: block; Financial supporters play no role in the Tribunes journalism. .answer-photo-container { } .results_row.winner { The Democratic candidate is Jay Kleberg, former associate director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation. padding-bottom: 0px; There were no incumbents in this race. In Marchs eight-person Republican primary, Buckingham was the clear leader, receiving about 42% of the votes. text-align: center; Accessing the Brandenburg Gate, previously blocked by the Berlin Wall, but now opened through revolution, saw the uncountable occasions of entry and passage through this gate for the first time since the early 1960s. font-weight: 100; Both candidates publicly champion supporting and uplifting Texas large population of veterans on their websites, although Buckingham was criticized in 2016 for her ties to National American University, a for-profit institution that a veterans group criticized as predatory. background-color: #f4f4f4; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, color: #6db24f; They have a new archives. } Lieutenant Governor margin-right: 10px; Phone: (512) 463-5001. if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; Communications: Alison Graves Carley Allensworth Abigail Campbell Sarah Groat Erica Shumaker Caitlin Vanden Boom } .race_footer { }, .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} Youre allowed to vote by mail only if: You will be 65 or older by Election Day, you will not be in your county for the entire span of voting, including early voting, you cite a sickness or disability that prevents you from voting in person without needing personal assistance or without the likelihood of injuring your health, youre expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day or you are confined in jail but otherwise eligible (i.e., not convicted of a felony). In 2018, the School Land Board declined to pass money to the State Board of Education and instead opted to give $600 million directly to schools. .results_row { Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. background-color: #003388; One of the goals I have immediate goals is to make sure that we have liaisons in all of the locations across Texas where people can reach them.. POLICIES THAT INCREASE 1) state-owned asset-derived cash flows, 2) benefits to Texas Veterans and Military Service men and women through novel and existing Veterans Land Board programs, 3) funding opportunities and awards for scientific research and management of our precious Texas coastal resources, 4) Texas School Safety Center compliance to promote "No School Too Small To Be Safe," 5) core curricular education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), 6) funding accessibility and transactional efficiency for wards, districts, precincts, municipalities and Texas counties vulnerable to disaster storms, and 7) conversions of bad electric grid components to subsurface facilities to KEEP THE POWER ON. chevron = $(this).find('i.fa-pull-right'); .results_table { Martinez wants Mexico to put more water into the Rio Grande River to aid American farmers and make the water more challenging to cross. } How to vote | Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 8px; } width: 35px !important; Contrary to Buckingham, he hasnt talked much about securing the border or being pro-life. border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; max-width: 600px; .votebox { } The filing deadline was December 13, 2021. What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline? font-weight: 200; 12:43 PM EDT, Wed April 19, 2023. chevron.addClass('fa-chevron-down'); } font-size: 2em; .indicate_scroll { Incumbents are bolded and underlined. .votebox-results-cell--number { .votebox_legend .non_result_row { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { padding-left: 0; height: 56px; } .results_table { The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 1, 2022.