VLB website
AUSTIN – Commissioner George P. Bush today unveiled the redesigned and streamlined Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) website – www.texasveterans.com. As Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, Bush concurrently serves as Chairman of the VLB. The new website creates easy access to information about VLB functions and services including low-interest land, home, and home improvement loans; land sales; the Veterans Call Center; Veterans Homes and Texas Veterans Cemeteries. As a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and as an officer in the U.S. Read More
Texas Veterans
The Texas Veterans Land Board today announced participants who have helped promote veteran and military member benefits during the 2014 year. Read More
Texas Veterans
The growing number of South Texas heroes interred at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery will be more than accommodated for years to come with two new columbaria ready for eternal service. The two new structures expand the capacity of the Texas State Veterans Cemetery by 700 new niches, more than doubling the existing, non-burial capacity. Read More
Texas Veterans
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush today said he hopes Texans will forever remember Chris Kyle's life of service to our veterans and praised Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to declare Feb. 2 as "Chris Kyle Day." "Chris Kyle deserves to be remembered for what he lived for, fought for and died for – caring for his fellow service members — not just on the battlefield but off it, too," Bush said. "His last heroic act was helping a veteran struggling with PTSD. Read More