Veterans and service members with permanent and total service-connected disabilities may be eligible for grants from the VA and other agencies to adapt the veteran’s home. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Fee waived for select veterans driving on Texas toll roads
Good news! TxDOT’s program that grants free passage for select veterans on several Texas toll roads will begin Jan. 1, 2013. Continue reading
Finding a lender
The first step a veteran should take when buying a home is to find a lender to help determine how much of a home can be purchased. Continue reading
Honor fallen Texas veterans: Attend a wreath laying ceremony Dec. 15
Since 1992, Wreaths Across America has honored fallen veterans by coordinating wreath laying ceremonies across the nation on the second Saturday in December. While it began with only one cemetery, the Arlington National Cemetery, it has grown to include hundreds of cemeteries across the U.S., including the VLB Texas State Veterans Cemeteries in Abilene, Corpus Christi, Killeen and Mission. Continue reading
Property tax relief for veterans
Most Texas veterans are aware that with a 100 percent disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs, they are exempt from property taxes. Continue reading