Get new businesses verified as veteran owned to waive fees & taxes

The Texas Veterans Commission’s Veteran (TVC) Entrepreneur Program (VEP) teamed up with the Sam Austin Group for Black Business Week in San Antonio held July 31 and August 1, 2023. TVC’s Entrepreneur Program was there to provide Veteran Verification Letters (VVLs) on...

Employment fulfills veterans interests in Spanish, soccer

In May of 1990, Greg Hale graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish. He went on to use that degree in the United States Navy as a Naval Intelligence Analyst and served honorably for four years. After his Naval service...

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol calls on TVC for recruitment effort

When the U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Headquarters held a recruiting event in July, it reached out to the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) to participate. “This gave us the opportunity to network with local RGV Sector Border Patrol recruiters and...

Good relations with VA streamlines Claims decision

VA Home Health Care sent the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) a request to contact a Vietnam era Army veteran in the lower Rio Grande Valley, who was receiving assistance from VA Home Health Care. The contact was requested as the veteran had not yet filed a VA...