Ector County's Veterans Services office, run by Rick Mitchell, Veterans Claims Counselor and Veterans Services Coordinator, sits in the Ector County Courthouse, 300 N Grant Avenue, Odessa, at (432) 770-7511; the county's FY 26-27 budget funds the department (510) at $14,469.
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For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The county's own Veterans Services page names "Rick Mitchell, Veterans Claims Counselor, Phone: (432) 770-7511" under the courthouse address (300 N Grant Ave, Odessa, TX 79761), with links to the Texas Veterans Commission, the Veterans Crisis Line ("Call 1-800-273-8255 press 1 or Text 838255 to chat confidentially"), a "VA Disability Claim Checklist", "Request DD214 and other Records", MakeTheConnection.net, Meals for Vets, TexVet, My HealthVet, VA Forms and the National Resource Directory, and a registration link for Keep Odessa Beautiful's free lawn care for those who "can benefit from free lawn care services".
The Commissioners Court's year. The December 16, 2025 minutes carry Rick Mitchell's public-participation "update on his services since his appointment" - the first record of the office in the window. The August 24, 2026 agenda packet's FY 26-27 budget worksheet funds Department 510 - Veterans Services at $14,469 (salaries, appointed officer $10,192; Social Security taxes $780; retirement $1,947; office supplies $1,000 - reduced to $500 by the August 18, 2026 motion recorded in the minutes - software maintenance $500, workers' compensation $30, unemployment insurance $20), and the September 29, 2026 agenda carries Rick Mitchell before the court as "ESD No. 1 & No 2 President, County Veterans Claims Counselor" for the ESD update, introduced with Commissioner Nordman and Zach Durham. The September 15, 2026 minutes record the court's motion "to move forward with the cemetery for paupers and veterans only at this time" (5-0).
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