Texas General Land Office

The strategic plan for the Texas General Land Office and Veterans Land Board outlines its commitment to improving the lives of Texans through key initiatives. The plan focuses on four main goals: maximizing Texas assets and preserving the Alamo, protecting the Texas coast, guaranteeing Veterans benefits through comprehensive support programs, and helping Texans recover from disasters. These efforts collectively aim to preserve state history, fund public education, ensure environmental protection, and provide essential services and community resilience across Texas.

This document details the Fifth Amendment to the State of Texas CDBG-MIT Action Plan, focusing on mitigating disaster risks and reducing future losses across the state. Key priorities include addressing the impacts of floods from 2015, 2016, and 2018, and Hurricane Harvey from 2017, through various state mitigation programs such as the Mitigation Fund Reallocation Program (MRP). The plan details budget adjustments and extended timelines for these programs, with a strong emphasis on benefiting low-to-moderate income (LMI) populations and communities in most impacted and distressed (MID) areas. The intended outcome is to enhance community resilience through improved infrastructure, housing, land use practices, and comprehensive hazard mitigation planning.

This document is the Fifth Amendment to the State of Texas CDBG Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Action Plan. It outlines a strategy to increase resilience to disasters and reduce future losses from natural hazards, particularly flooding, hurricanes, tropical storms, and depressions. The plan allocates CDBG-MIT funds to local governments and eligible applicants for mitigation projects and planning, and includes state-run housing programs for resilient reconstruction. Key priorities include addressing risks in HUD-identified Most Impacted and Distressed areas, with a focus on benefitting low- and moderate-income persons.

This document is the Fifth Amendment to the Texas Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Action Plan, approved on March 31, 2020. The plan, initiated in 2019, outlines strategic activities to mitigate disaster risks and reduce future losses in Texas, particularly in areas affected by floods in 2015, 2016, Hurricane Harvey, and the 2018 South Texas floods. It aims to enhance statewide community resilience by improving infrastructure, housing, construction, and land use, and implementing policies to create more resilient communities. A key commitment is to allocate at least 50% of the funds to low-to-moderate income (LMI) areas or households, with an overall implementation timeline extending to 2031.

This strategic plan outlines the direction for the Texas General Land Office and Veterans Land Board from 2027 to 2031. It focuses on four core objectives: maximizing state assets and preserving the Alamo, protecting the Texas coast, guaranteeing comprehensive benefits for veterans, and aiding Texans in disaster recovery. The plan aims to enhance the lives of Texans by responsibly managing state lands for public education funding, safeguarding coastal resources, providing vital services to veterans, and supporting community revitalization after disasters.