On Monday, Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham unveiled a sweeping, multi-front initiative aimed at cementing the state’s economic independence, fortifying its energy grid against growing demands, and expanding state-led border security operations. Grounded in the agency’s historic mission to steward public lands, the ambitious plan tackles everything from breaking China’s foreign monopoly on rare earth minerals to tackling long-term water scarcity and restoring the historic Alamo grounds.