CLOSED: Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Offices
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Regional Offices will be closed to the public starting March 19. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the DEPT OF VA, VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION (VBA) has directed that […]
Continued service to veterans via virtual methods
The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) values the health and safety of Texas veterans, their families, and spouses. To reduce exposure to the COVID-19 virus, the TVC now provides its services via […]
Grant Application FAQ: Define a veteran
As part of the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) application process, you will have to define a veteran. This exercise is a practical one, rather than philosophical. Requests for Application […]
Grant Application FAQ: VCSO Funding
The 2021-2022 Request for Application includes new, specific guidance for Veterans County Service Office grant applicants: Veteran County Service Office Grants include all the service categories listed in the General […]
2018 Veterans Day Message
Dear fellow Texans: From August through November of 1918, Texans were fully engaged in the Great War. Nearly 200,000 were in uniform, many of them fighting in France. Over 5,100 […]
$6.6 million grant from Arnold Foundation to fund Texas Policy Lab at Rice U.
HOUSTON – Rice University’s School of Social Sciences will launch an effort this fall to work side-by-side with Texas’ officeholders and state agencies to solve some of the state’s most […]
TVC names 2017 Employment Award winners
AUSTIN – The Texas Veterans Commission is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 TVC Employers Awards. These awards recognize both public and private-sector employers whose efforts and initiatives […]
Federal Government Continues Response to Hurricane Harvey
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal partners continue to mobilize personnel and resources to support state, local and tribal efforts throughout […]