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Always remember our veterans’ selflessness, commitment to duty
November 11th, Veterans Day, is a special day set apart so that all can celebrate and honor the men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces to protect the freedoms we enjoy. We should always remember our veterans’ selflessness, commitment to duty and...
Climate Change Makes Things Harder for Unhoused Veterans
On a Friday afternoon in early September, the temperature stood at 94 degrees at Windsor Veterans Village just north of Santa Rosa, California—sweet relief from earlier in the week, when the mercury soared to 114 degrees. The sky looked hazy with smoke from the...
In the spacious Panhandle, Rev. George Hall keeps community close
In the far flung rural areas of the Texas Panhandle, to take care of fellow veterans Rev. George W. Hall, US Army Ret. travels hundreds of miles and countless hours. “Many in this area travel to larger cities for work and come home at night. Others out here don’t...
U.S. Secretary of Labor Walsh meets with Texas Veterans Commission Employment Services
U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin “Marty” Walsh visited the American GI Forum-National Veterans Outreach Program (NVOP) https://www.agif-nvop.org/ in San Antonio on August 30, 2022. Meeting with Secretary Walsh in a roundtable discussion were members of the Texas...
Health Care Advocate Luttrall saves veteran $336,000 in medical expenses
After an Amarillo area veteran was taken to the Emergency Room and admitted into a hospital, his subsequent medical treatments reached an overall cost of approximately $340,000. Upon arriving at the hospital, he called Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Health Care...
Governor Abbott announces winners of Texas Veterans Commission’s Veteran Education Excellence Awards
October 5, 2020 – Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the Texas public institutions of higher education honored with the 2022 Veteran Education Excellence Recognition Award by the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Veterans Education Program. Established by the...
State Representatives Raymond & Lopez recognized for their strong support of veterans
On September 15, 2022, the Texas Veteran Commission (TVC) recognized State Representatives Richard Peña Raymond and Ray Lopez for their consistent, strong support and advocacy on veteran issues throughout their years of service. Representative Raymond was named as...
Employment Strategy Session held with new Bexar County Military and Veterans Service Center Director
A new Bexar County Military and Veterans Service Center Director is scheduled to come onboard in September 2022. LTC Keith Wilson is slated for the directorship upon his retirement from U.S. Army Soldier for Life, Regional Director for South U.S., Northeast U.S....
Helping veterans means getting out & about for Tina Jones
Tina Jones gets out and about to help veterans in Wichita County. As Wichita County Veterans Service Officer, she’s helped veterans with housing, food, counseling, even delivering older veterans taxes to the upper story of the courthouse. She does all this in...
Over $1.8 million in grants presented to 7 West Texas area veteran service organizations
On September 13, 2022, the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) presented $1,850,000 in grants to seven organizations for providing services to approximately 1,800 veterans in the FVA West Region. The presentation was made by TVC...