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Land Commissioner George P. Bush announces raises to veteran land and home loan limits

AUSTIN -Today Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced that Texas veterans are now eligible for low-interest land loans up to $150,000. Commissioner Bush increased the land loan limit from $100,000 to $125,000 in his first act as chairman of the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) in 2015 and he's raised it again two years later. Additionally, the VLB Veterans Housing Assistance Program (VHAP) loan guarantee was increased from $417,000 to $424,100, the current maximum VA conforming loan amount. "In Texas, honoring veterans is in our DNA," Commissioner Bush said. Read More

Texas Veterans Land Board Celebrates 70 Years of Service

AUSTIN - On Monday, November 7, 2016, Commissioner George P. Bush congratulated the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) on 70 years of service to Texas veterans. The 70th anniversary was celebrated with a VLB Inception Day ceremony. VLB Senior Deputy Director Col. (ret.) Matt Elledge and more than 100 employees and guests marked this special day by commemorating the history of the VLB and enjoying refreshments."One of the great privileges of serving as Texas Land Commissioner is chairing the Veterans Land Board," Commissioner Bush states. Read More

Commissioner George P. Bush reports the Veterans Land Board achieves highest loan production level in more than a decade

Texas General Land Office Commissioner and Chairman of the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) George P. Bush is pleased to announce that during Fiscal Year 2016 the VLB loan program achieved its highest level of production in more than a decade. During the year, the VLB almost doubled their loan sales from FY 2015 with more than $800 million in VLB-financed low-interest housing, home improvement and land loans. Read More

Texas State Veterans Cemeteries Awarded $1.19 Million by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairman George P. Bush is proud to announce that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded the VLB two grants totaling $1,193,134 for the Texas State Veterans Cemeteries in Abilene and Killeen."One of the great privileges of serving as Texas Land Commissioner is overseeing one of our state's veterans programs," Commissioner Bush said. "The work the Veterans Land Board quietly does every day is important to all Texans: taking care of our veterans and their families through every stage of life. Read More

Commissioner George P. Bush teams up with Okay to Say™ to help fellow veterans coping with PTS

AUSTIN – Today Okay to Say™ released a new public service announcement (PSA) featuring Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, Chairman of the Veterans Land Board (VLB), encouraging his fellow veterans and their loved ones to seek help when dealing with post-traumatic stress (PTS). The #okatytosay grassroots effort is targeted at eliminating the social stigma that prevents many from seeking the help they need. Read More

VLB to host Texas Veterans Benefits Fair in Dallas on June 11th

AUSTIN − A free “come and go” benefits fair for Texas veterans will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Saturday, June 11, at Dallas VA Medical Center. The fair, targeting all area veterans, is one of many planned throughout the state in 2016.Officials from the Texas Veterans Land Board will be on hand to provide information on state programs including land, housing and home improvement loans as well as Texas state veterans' cemeteries and nursing homes for veterans. As an intergovernmental partnership event between the Texas VLB, the U.S. Read More

VLB Chairman George P. Bush's statement on the passing of Manny Rivas

Manny Rivas, a true American hero who dedicated his life to veterans, passed away Saturday at the age of 90 in El Paso, Texas. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, released the following statement in honor of Mr. Read More

Commissioner Bush commends Houston City Council for vote in support of a new Texas State Veterans Home

Today Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush applauded the Houston City Council's adoption of an ordinance enabling the city’s purchase of land for a new Texas State Veterans Home to be built in the Houston area. Read More

VLB to host Texas Veterans Benefits Fair in El Paso on April 23rd

A free “come and go” benefits fair for Texas veterans will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Saturday, April 23, at the El Paso Community College Administrative Service Center. The fair, targeting all area veterans, is one of many planned throughout the state in 2016. Officials from the Texas Veterans Land Board will be on hand to provide information on state programs including land, housing and home improvement loans as well as Texas state veterans' cemeteries and nursing homes for veterans. As an intergovernmental partnership event between the Texas VLB, the U.S. Read More