Texas General Land Office Employee Directory
Government AdministrationTexas, United States501-1000 Employees
The Texas General Land Office is a Texas state government agency in the Government Administration sector, located at 1700 North Congress, Austin, Texas 78701. It traces its origins to 1836 when the General Land Office was established by the Republic of Texas to manage the public domain, including records, maps, surveys, and titles. The agency's mission focuses on serving schoolchildren, veterans, and the environment through preserving history, maximizing state revenue via innovative administration, and prudent stewardship of state lands and natural resources. The office is led by a Commissioner who serves a four-year term; the titles Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office and Texas Land Commissioner are used interchangeably, and the agency emphasizes transparency, integrity, adaptability, collaboration, ethics, professionalism, and staff development. Today, the agency concentrates on maximizing and diversifying revenue for the Permanent School Fund, including development of renewable energy on state lands such as offshore wind, solar, and geothermal leases; it employs between 501 and 1000 people and reports annual revenue in the 100-250 million range.