Commissioner Buckingham Announces Veterans Land Board's New Dual Spouse Land Loan Benefit
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announced that the VLB has approved a new land loan benefit for married couples individually eligible to participate in the VLB Veterans Land Loan Program.With this new benefit, spouses individually eligible to participate in the VLB Veterans Land Loan Program can jointly apply for a loan to purchase the same tract of land. Both spouses must satisfy the program's loan qualification requirements. Read More
Voices of Veterans: HM3 Hunter "Doc" Hayes Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Navy
The next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of HM3 Hunter "Doc" Hayes who served with the U.S. Marines as a U.S. Read More
Continued Service Series: Texas Congressman August Pfluger Shares His Story of Continued Service as a U.S. Air Force Veteran
The next installment of the VLB "Continued Service Series" featuring U.S. Air Force Veteran and Texas Congressman August Pfluger, who represents the 11th District of Texas." Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces Opening of Ongoing VLB Public Land Sale
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. announces the opening of an ongoing public land sale through the Veterans Land Board (VLB), which is the only land sale program made available to non-Veterans.In total, 14 tracts are up for sale throughout the state totaling nearly 100 acres and the prices listed are firm. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Sergeant Corby Vinson Shares His Story of Service in the United States Army
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Sergeant Corby Vinson who served in U.S. Army. and completed three service tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.Vinson was born in Frankfurt, Germany. His father was in the military, so his family moved every few years. Vinson enlisted in the U.S. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Col. William Gregory Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Air Force and Army Air Corps
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Col. William Gregory who served in the Air Force and Army Air Corps.Gregory was born in Smith County, Tennessee on August 5, 1920 and said he grew up on a sharecroppers farm. Read More
Voices of Veterans: John Simmons, Jr. Shares His Story of Service in the United States Navy
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Aviation Structural Mechanic Petty Officer First Class John Simmons, Jr., who served in the U.S. Navy.Simmons Jr. was born in Magnolia, Mississippi, in 1928. He grew up on a large farm with seven brothers and four sisters. Simmons Jr.'s father, John Simmons Senior, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all military men. Read More
Commissioner Buckingham Announces Customer Satisfaction Score of Over 99% for Texas State Veterans Cemeteries
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that 99.11% of all respondents questioned through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2024 National Cemetery Administration State and Tribal Veterans Cemeteries Satisfaction Survey were satisfied with their overall experience at all four of the VLB's Texas State Veterans Cemeteries. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Dotson Lewis Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Army
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of MSgt. Dotson Lewis who served in U.S. Read More
Voices of Veterans: Lt. Col. Kitty Meyers Shares Her Story of Service in the United States Air Force
Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we spotlight the service of Lt. Col. Kitty Meyers who served in the United States Air Force.Meyers grew up in a suburb of Baltimore called Catonsville, Maryland. She was the first in her family to serve in the military, but her family was mostly supportive and let her do what she as called to do. Read More