The Coastal Preserve Program oversees the conservation of designated state-owned environmentally sensitive estuarine areas on the Texas coast and manages a database on resource management codes available to potential users of coastal public land as guidance for development. The Survey Division supports all facets of Texas General Land Office activity related to the boundaries of real property and assists the general public and statewide surveying community in boundary location matters. The division acts as liaison between the board and veterans' organizations, the administrator of the Housing Assistance and Home Improvement Loan Programs, and the banking industry. In addition, this division is responsible for processing housing and home improvement loan payoffs and foreclosures. The Loan Origination Division receives and processes land, housing and home improvement loan applications.
Assistance is provided to veterans to ensure timely and efficient processing of loans.
Other duties include processing waivers and acting as liaison between the board and the Texas Veterans Commission. The Loan Servicing Division is responsible for receiving and auditing the veterans' land installment payments and oil and gas receipts from Veterans Land Board lands. The Information Center Division provides service to the public by answering inquiries about the Veterans Land Board loan programs. The division develops and implements a strategic marketing plan to veterans of the opportunities available to them through the Veterans Land Board programs. The Texas State Veterans Home Program oversees the design, building, marketing, and operations of four veterans' retirement homes that were authorized by the Legislature in 1997.