Thanks for your care and love! Texas recognizes the sacrifices that military families make and the contributions of those providing care for veterans. Many programs are available to help you care for a veteran, as well as yourself.
Request Military Service Records including a DD 214, separation documents, personnel records, replacement medals, and medical records.
Provided by: National Archives
The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) works to ensure that all veterans and their families understand and receive all the benefits, support, care, and recognition that they have rightfully earned through their service in our nation's armed forces.
Provided by: Texas Veterans Commission
The National Archives website provides instructions on how to obtain replacements for lost service medals, awards, and decorations.
Provided by: National Archives
The Military Family Resources page, provided by the Texas Education Agency, offers information about Texas schools, graduation requirements, education certification fee waivers, and other links of interest.
Provided by: Texas Education Agency
TexVet provides information and phone numbers for several crisis assistance resources including VA Veterans Crisis Hotline, Vets4Warriors, and Child Help Child Abuse Hotline.
Provided by: TexVet
Apply for disabled veteran license plates and parking placards.
Provided by: Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
TexVet supports veterans, military members, and their families by providing them with information and referral services. TexVet also serves as the hub for a statewide network of peer to peer support (P2P) specialists.
Provided by: TexVet
A United States flag is provided, at no cost, to drape the casket or accompany the urn of a deceased Veteran who served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Provided by: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The Family Support Services Office of the Texas Military Department offers programs and service partnerships that are available to Texas service members, veterans, and families including: family and youth programs and retreats, resilience and suicide prevention, transition and employment assistance, mental health and counseling services, soldier support services, survivor outreach, and more.
Provided by: Texas Military Department
Texas State Veterans Homes provide affordable, long-term nursing care for Texas Veterans, their spouses, and Gold Star parents.
Provided by: Texas Veterans Land Board
The HEROES program offers service members, veterans, and their dependents with assistance in addressing paternity establishment, child support and custody/visitation matters. They also provide appropriate relief in Texas child support cases where military service/combat related injuries have contributed to non-compliance with court orders, and promote positive co-parenting solutions for service members and families.
Provided by: Office of the Attorney General HEROES Program
Texas offers disabled veterans and their surviving spouses various partial or total exemptions from appraised property values used to determine local property taxes.
Provided by: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) Military Outreach page provides information, FAQs, application and renewal forms, and examination and education requirement waivers for military personnel, veterans, and spouses.
Provided by: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Survivor Outreach Services is the official Army program designed to provide long term support to surviving families of fallen soldiers, regardless of Army component, duty status, location, or manner of death.
Provided by: United States Army
The Texas Veterans Commission assists Veterans in filing VA disability claims and during VA appeals processes, and assists dependents with survivor benefits and entitlements.
Provided by: Texas Veterans Commission
The MVPN is made of TVC-Certified Peer Service Coordinators and their peer volunteers strategically placed within the local mental health authorities across Texas to create a statewide peer-to-peer network for any service member, veteran, or family member.
Provided by: Veterans Mental Health Department
Texas VA Locations is a list of resources available for veterans and family members including Health Care Systems, VA Medical Centers, Outpatient Clinics, Community Based Outpatient Clinics, Vet Centers, Veterans Benefits Administration offices, Veterans Affairs offices and National Cemetery Administrative offices.
Provided by: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Burial in a Texas State Veterans Cemetery is a benefit earned by Veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependents for their dedicated service to our country.
Provided by: Texas Veterans Land Board
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a wide range of benefits including health care, disability, education and training, vocational rehabilitation and employment, home loan guaranty, dependent and survivor benefits, medical treatment, life insurance, and burial benefits.
Provided by: United States Department of Veterans Affairs