# Texas Oil School Funding Tax Bill

> Texas land commissioner links oil revenue to school funding and property taxes.
- Title: Texas Oil School Funding Tax Bill · Dallas Express | Shortify
- Summary: Texas land commissioner links oil revenue to school funding and property taxes. Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham explains how oil revenue supports…
- Keywords: texas land commissioner, dawn buckingham, permanent school fund, property tax, general land office, school funding, oil revenue, border security, news, politics, Texas, Oil
- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/special-features/texas-oil-school-funding-and-your-tax-bill-buckingham-explains
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-03T11:30:47+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: texas land commissioner, dawn buckingham, permanent school fund, property tax, general land office, school funding, oil revenue, border security, news, politics
## Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham explains how oil revenue supports public schools and reduces property tax burdens for homeowners.
## General Land Office Revenue
The General Land Office manages 13 million acres of state lands and leases oil, mineral and surface rights to generate revenue for the Permanent School Fund.
## School Funding Link
Buckingham states the more the state delivers through resources, the less homeowners must pay through property taxes.

> The more the state can deliver, the less the homeowners have to deliver through their property taxes
## Border Security Efforts
Buckingham discusses integrating the General Land Office into border security and turning water from oil production into usable resources.
## Texas Engine Initiative
Buckingham's Texas Engine initiative focuses on energy, natural resources, manufacturing, agriculture and conservation.
## Future Goals
Buckingham aims to reduce Texas dependence on foreign countries for essential resources by standing on their own two feet.

> We want to stand on our own two feet
## Key takeaway

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham explains how oil revenue supports schools and reduces property tax burdens for homeowners.