Andrews County Commissioners’ Court: a New Veterans Officer, a Larger Office Budget and Legacy Fund Grants for Veterans

The Court. The Andrews County Commissioners' Court meets every Tuesday in Andrews, with special meetings between; it sits as County Judge Sam Jones and Commissioners Kerry Pack, Mark Savell, Vernon "Buddy" Hobbs and Jim Waldrop. What was read. The agenda items and minutes of the 103 postings on the Court's Meeting Manager calendar for September 2, 2025 through October 29, 2026, read whole, and the filed minutes of the meetings below. What the year shows. The items that name veterans: - September 23, 2025: the order setting the FY2026 Tuesday meetings notes that "No meeting will be held on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2025." - October 28, 2025 (item 9.1): the Daughters of the American Revolution's request "for $5,000.00, to purchase Christmas wreaths for placement on the graves of Veterans, as recommended by the Legacy Committee", paid from Legacy Fund 47, approved unanimously. - November 18, 2025 (item 7.2): the Legacy Committee's recommendation "to fund the Veterans Day Assembly, in the amount of $5,000.00, hosted by the Andrews High School Student Council"; the Court voted unanimously "to ratify the funding approved by the Legacy Committee". - January 27 and February 3, 2026: executive sessions on "the Airport and VSO Office"; on February 3 the Court authorised the Human Resource Director, Jessalynne Wells, "to advertise for two positions, an Airport Manager and a Veterans Service Officer". - February 24, 2026 (item 12.3): after an executive session, "Motion made by Commissioner Pack and duly seconded by Commissioner Hobbs to appoint Mr. Michael (Mike) Burney as the Veteran's Service Officer (VSO). ALL VOTED AYE." - September 8, 2026: the FY2026-2027 budget adopted by record vote, every member voting aye; it raises the Veteran Service department from $16,646 to $71,497 (see andrews-tx-veterans-services) and keeps $4,500 on the Legacy Fund line "Veterans Pgm/Mesquite Burn". - October 13, 2026 (item 5.1): a banner in front of the Courthouse from October 30 to November 7, 2026 for the "Salute to Service" fundraiser "sponsored by the Veterans Board", approved. - October 27, 2026: the agenda asks the Court to approve Legacy Fund money for the Andrews High School Student Council's Veterans Memorial event; its minutes are not yet posted. No veteran benefit was narrowed or repealed.