Dallam County Veterans Service Officer: Budgeted, Not Named by the County

Dallam County budgets a part-time veterans service officer - a $11,291.08 salary in a $17,086.75 Veteran's Service department for FY 2026-2027 - but its site has no veterans page and names no officer; TexVet's county list names Larry Fisk ((806) 244-4771) for Dallam, and the County Judge's office in Dalhart (806-244-2450) is the county's general contact.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Larry Fisk, 806-244-4771, Veteran's Service, County Judge, Wes Ritchey, 806-244-2450, [email protected], Texas Veterans Commission, 434.032, Dalhart, Texline, Kerrick.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Dallam County, TXCounty

What the county posts. Dallam County's site has no veterans page and names no veterans service officer. Its FY 2026-2027 approved budget carries General Fund department 420, "Veteran's Service", at $17,086.75, as for 2025-2026 (2024-2025 actual $14,431.36): "Salary-Vet Officer" $11,291.08, FICA $863.77, retirement $1,931.90, office expense $1,200 and travel $1,800. A county of under 200,000 people is not required to keep an officer (Government Code 434.032); this one pays for one (see the Texas entry). TexVet. TexVet's county list names Larry Fisk for Dallam at (806) 244-4771, with no e-mail address. No county page or agenda read confirms the name, the number or the office's hours, so call first. Where no officer is available, the Texas Veterans Commission's claims counselors help any veteran free (see the Texas entry). County contacts. The County Judge's office, Judge Wes Ritchey, 414 Denver Avenue, Suite 301, Dalhart, Texas 79022, (806) 244-2450, [email protected]. The County and District Clerk records discharges (see dallam-tx-county-clerk-discharges).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Dallam County Veterans Service Officer: Budgeted, Not Named by the County
Gate	Rule
Veterans, dependents and survivors	The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-31.

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