Kaufman County Veterans Services

Texas counties may run veterans county service offices under Government Code chapter 434, subchapter B; see the Texas entry. Kaufman County's page: "The County Veterans Service Officer has a compassionate understanding of the problems, which confront veterans, widows, widowers, and children." The officer "knows the extent, the meaning and the application of laws that have been passed by the U.S, Congress in the interests of veterans and their dependents" and the VA rules that carry them out, and "will apply specialized knowledge in the best way suited to the needs of every individual veteran or other beneficiary who comes to the office for assistance." The page's how-tos: requesting military records, getting a Veterans Land Board loan application or an application for the State Veterans Homes, finding the nearest VA facility, and what to know before using a non-VA emergency room. Where. 3001 S. Washington Street, Kaufman, TX 75142. Robert Hunter, County Veterans Service Officer, 469-376-4644; administrative assistant Belinda Stuart, 469-376-4684. The officer reports to the Commissioners Court each quarter. The office's scale, from its own quarterly reports to the Court (rotated scans whose figures were read on 2026-10-13 by rendering and OCR at 180 degrees). Fiscal 2025: veteran service actions by quarter of 314, 314, 269 and 269 - 1,166 in all; the report slide's own "1247 Veteran Service Actions this FY" headline does not match its quarterly bars. The 4th Quarter FY2025 report (December 9, 2025) shows 382 tickets opened and 380 closed in the quarter (99.48%) - 232 telephone requests (230 closed), 96 office visits, 54 mail requests - and the 1st Quarter FY2026 report (January 20, 2026) shows 233 opened and 231 closed (99.14%) - 132 telephone (131 closed, 99.24%), 60 office visits (59 closed, 98.33%), 41 mail (41 closed, 100.00%). The reports also tabulate VA expenditures for Kaufman County from the VA Geographic Distribution of Expenditures (FY2023: $114,999 direct medical, $184,357 total) and highlights: the AH-1 Cobra helicopter dedication conducted with the Veterans Day ceremony, the Wreaths Across America ceremony on December 13, and the Kaufman County Veterans Memorial Park's acceptance by the Woody Williams Foundation as a future Gold Star Family Monument site, with dedication expected September 27, 2026.