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George P. Bush, the General Land Office's then-commissioner, speaks at a Texas House of Representatives Committee on Urban Affairs hearing on Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

The General Land Office in 2021, under then-Commissioner George P. Bush, distributed a $1 billion tranche via a funding competition it designed for local governments.

HUD put the GLO in charge of ensuring federal compliance and that the local governments use the funds on time. Eck said ultimately the GLO took over the program completely.

HUD sent the money to a state agency called the Texas General Land Office, which awarded the first $1 billion in funding to communities affected by Harvey through a grant competition.

Brittany Eck, a spokesperson for the GLO said when Williams first applied for the program Houston and Harris County got the funds directly from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

At issue is how the federal government says Texas misspent some of the $4.3 billion in disaster recovery aid it received from Congress in 2019. The General Land Office in 2021, under then ...

Willingham, James KTRK via CNN Newsource Eight years after Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area By CNN Newssource Published January 20, 2025 12:35 PM ...