Warriors Research Institute’s telehealth makes behavioral, mental healthcare convenient
Mental healthcare services can be as convenient as an online session or phone call for Texas veterans and their family members. The Warriors Research Institute (WRI) offers telehealth mental healthcare services to eligible veterans and their family members across the state at no cost. Telehealth allows greater flexibility in appointments,...
Veterans Day: Gratitude to Those Who Served
On this Veterans Day, the Texas Veterans Commission expresses deep gratitude to the courageous men and women who have served our nation. Today, we honor your dedication, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment to protecting our freedoms. Veterans Day dates to Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918. In 1938, the 11th of November each...
Property tax exemptions available to veterans per disability rating
Property tax exemptions are available to Texas veterans who have been awarded 10% to 100% disability rating from the VA*. The following are the exemptions based on Veterans Administration disability ratings: 100% disability ratings are exempt from all property taxes 70 to 99% disability ratings receive a $12,000 property tax exemption 50...
Surviving spouse awarded over $183,600 after VA error pointed out
The surviving spouse of a Marshall area Vietnam veteran came to TVC Claims Northeast District Supervisor and Army veteran Kerry Easley with notification from the VA regarding reducing her survivor’s pension retroactively back to 2018 due to her receiving Social Security Benefits. In the process of sorting that out, Easley...
Veteran Education Excellence Awards Presented at Texas A&M System Military-Affiliated Student Symposium
The Texas Veterans Commission’s Veteran Education Excellence Recognition Awards (VEERA) were presented to 10 colleges and universities at the 16th Annual Texas A&M System Military-Affiliated Student Symposium in College Station on Oct. 21, 2024. “I am so grateful for the opportunities that education has afforded me; and, I am dedicated...
Alamo District Colleges earn Veteran Education Excellence Awards
All five colleges of the San Antonio area Alamo Colleges District were presented Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Veteran Education Excellence Recognition Awards on Oct. 26, 2024. The presentations were made at the Representative Barbara Gervin-Hawkins and St. Philip’s College Good Samaritan Veterans Outreach and Transition Center 7th Annual Texas Veterans...
Over $2.9 million in grants awarded to Veteran County Service Offices around Texas
Grants totaling $2,985,000 were awarded to 12 Veteran County Service Offices (VCSOs) across the state in the recent Fund for Veterans Assistance Grants Across Texas Tour in September and October. The VCSO grants are expected to serve over 2,600 veterans and their families with financial assistance, transportation, peer support services,...
Veteran-owned businesses saluted at Governor’s Small Business Summit
Veteran-owned businesses and entrepreneurs are saluted by the Governor's Small Business Summit on November 14 in Wichita Falls. Veteran business owners and those who aspire to be can meet the TVC Entrepreneur team there. Registration is $20; find more information and register at https://gov.texas.gov/business/event/governors-small-business-summit-wichita-falls . The State of Texas provides benefits...
Texans Ask: Did Y’all Serve? Identify Veterans to Connect with Services
Asking if someone served in the military can help connect them to veteran benefits and resources, education and employment opportunities, peer support, mental health care and more. It can also open the door for community and organizations to receive the benefits veterans have to offer. That’s why Texas Veterans Commission...
TVC Claims Benefits Advisor Zamora wins $414K for veteran at appeal
A Brownsville area veteran was awarded over $414,104 in retroactive pay in late July after TVC Claims Benefits Advisor and Army veteran Jose Zamora represented him at the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA). The conditions addressed by the veteran's claim were depression, stress, anxiety, sleep dysfunction/disorder, PTSD and claustrophobia. Jose...
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