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Helping Veterans Starts Here! This podcast highlights services of the Texas Veterans Commission, which assists veterans in obtaining all the state and federal benefits they have earned. Veterans, family members and survivors pay no cost for our services. We file disability claims and appeals, help resolve VA medical care issues, assist with education benefits, and the job search, and help vets start their own business. We work to ensure veterans have access to competent mental health services. We have a Women Veterans Program and we award grants to veteran serving non profits.
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Henry’s Home, Horse and Human Sanctuary, a Fund for Veterans’ Assistance Mental Health grantee, offers free peer support services that allow rescued horses like Henry, and veterans to heal together. In this episode, we explore how the sanctuary creates a safe space for growth, connection, and recovery—and hear about new programs designed to support veterans and their entire families.
The Fund for Veterans' Assistance will begin accepting applications for the 2026-2027 grant year on October 2, 2025. Right now, we are crisscrossing Texas congratulating this year’s grantees. Grantees provide a number of free services including Mental Health support. Skeleton Crew Adventures takes that support to a whole new level. How does sailing out in the Gulf and beyond sound?
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month—a time to listen,learn, and support survivors. In this episode, survivors of military sexual trauma (MST) share their stories, and the Texas Veterans Commission Suicide Prevention Manager talks about the connection between trauma, healing, and hope.
More than 58,000 U.S. service members lost their lives during the Vietnam War, and their names are permanently inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. Because not everyone can travel there, The Wall That Heals—a three-quarter scale replica—travels across the country each year. This year, Texas stops include Del Rio and Ranger. In this podcast a Vietnam veteran reflects on what the memorial means to him, and we share what visitors can expect during the Del Rio visit.
Many veterans aren’t aware of the benefits and services available in their own communities. That’s why resource fairs bring organizations like the Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Veterans Land Board, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and other partners together in one place.The FREE April 14 Veteran Community Resource Fair is coming up in Houston, where veterans can get claims assistance, learn about education, housing, employment opportunities, and mental health services. All veterans, family members, caregivers and the veteran serving community are welcome.
As we recognize Vietnam veterans across Texas this month, Texas Veterans Commission encourages families, friends, and communities to help connect these veterans with the benefits and services they earned. In this episode, learn how you can help veterans access TVC services.We also highlight the upcoming visit of 'The Wall That Heals' to Del Rio, April 16–19—a 375-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that honors the more than 58,000 service members who died during the war. The exhibit is free and open to the public 24 hours a day during its visit.Join us as we remember, honor, and help ensure Vietnam veterans receive the recognition—and support—they deserve.
In this episode, the Texas Veterans Commission provides an overview of the free services available to veterans, family members, and survivors. Learn how to navigate the website, connect with the right programs, and access the benefits you’ve earned. Featuring insights from multiple TVC staff members, this episode is your starting point for understanding how TVC can support you.
We talk with Williamson County’s Veteran Service Officer and the Veterans Treatment Court judge about their Texas Veterans Commission grant. The VSO uses funding to provide financial assistance, while the court uses its grant for staff, monitoring devices, and therapy for justice‑involved veterans.
Military life brings unique parenting challenges, finding the right support can make all the difference. In this episode, we explore the Parenting-STAIR (P-STAIR) intervention model—specially adapted to help military-connected moms build confidence, manage stress, and strengthen family relationships. Learn how military and veteran moms can join the study.
Operation Final Salute offers guidance to help veterans protect their families long after they’re gone. In this episode, learn what this workshop teaches about end-of-life planning, that includes wills, survivor and burial benefits, and organizing essential military records. The discussion also covers everyday details like passcodes, bill paying, and forms that must be completed while the veteran is still living—to ease the burden on surviving loved ones.
Discover how Heroes Resource Center in Cedar Park, creates a strong support network for veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. Hear from Program Director Carmen Valenzuela and Executive Director Brandon Crook as they share their personal stories and explain how their TVC grant helps veterans and their families thrive.
As we celebrate Vietnam Veterans this March, let's make sure we connect them with their benefits. Texas Veterans Commission can help with that, offering free services to veterans, spouses, and survivors.
What a great name for one of our Fund for Veterans' Assistance grantees,Henry's Home, Horse and Human Sanctuary. I put a comma in there to help you understand just how helpful this Mental Health grantee has been for veterans. Sometimes just talking to a horse can have a calming effect and make a world of difference.
Texas Veterans Commission has launched a special webpage for veterans aged 55 and older — filled with important information you can use now. If you were denied a disability claim years ago, don’t give up. In this episode, we talk with Army veteran and award‑winning TVC Claims Benefits Advisor Reggie Lewis about why it’s worth trying again and how TVC can help.
When a disabled veteran in Austin needed critical home repairs, Fund for Veterans’ Assistance grantee, USA CARES partnered with local businesses to step in and help. In this episode, hear how a new roof and landscaping—provided free of charge—restored safety and peace of mind to the veteran and his family.
Join Texas Veterans Commission for a look at two key programs funded by the Fund for Veterans' Assistance: the Williamson County Veteran Service Office and the County's Veteran Treatment Court. Learn how to connect with these same resources in your community.
Today, we’re celebrating a champion of veteran hiring—the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Named our 2025 Government Entity of the Year, TCEQ is setting the standard for what it means to be a veteran-ready employer. In this podcast we hear from TCEQ employees about the work, the mission, and why veterans are an important part of TCEQ. Get TVC Employment Support TCEQ Job Openings
Texas Veterans Commission offers veterans and their families free benefits assistance across Texas—from claims and education to employment, entrepreneurship, health care advocacy, mental health, women veterans services, and the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. Many of our staff are veterans or family members of veterans. Let’s meet some of them.
HURRY! Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grant applications are due December 2, 2025. FVA grantees deliver direct, life-changing services to Texas veterans and their families: from financial assistance and clinical counseling to service dogs, home modifications, veteran treatment courts, and more. In this episode, we talk with several grantees about their veteran services.
In this Veterans Day episode of The Voice of Texas Veterans, Chairwoman Laura Koerner shares a special message of gratitude, children remind us what Veterans Day is all about and we chat with retired Marine Corps Colonel William Dwiggins from our Education Department—soon to be inducted into the Texas Veterans Hall of Fame. Join us as we honor the courage, dedication, and legacy of Texas veterans.
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