Knox County Veteran's Officer (Jason Doran), Benjamin: First Mondays, a $7,272 Office

Knox County's Veteran Services page names Jason Doran as Veteran's Officer, at (214) 850-7357, with the office open on the first Monday of the month from 8 to 12 or by appointment at the courthouse in Benjamin; the 2026-2027 budget keeps a County Veteran Office of $7,272, $4,735 of it salary. TexVet's county list has no entry for Knox.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Veteran's Officer, Veterans Officer, Jason Doran, 214-850-7357, County Judge, Don Thompson, 940-459-2191, Texas Veterans Commission, 434.032, Benjamin, Munday, Knox City, Goree.

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

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The office. The county's Veteran Services page: "Veteran's Officer Jason Doran, Phone: (214) 850-7357. The Veteran's Office is open on the 1st Monday of the month from 8-12, or by appointment." The page gives the Knox County Courthouse, 100 W Cedar St., Benjamin, TX 79505, (940) 459-2191, as the county's address; it names no room or e-mail address, so call before going. The officer files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). How the county funds it. The 2026-2027 budget (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027; on the Court's September 11, 2026 special meeting agenda for approval) carries a "County Veteran Office" department of $7,272, the same as 2025-2026: a salary of $4,735 (listed as "Veterans Admin Salary" in the salary schedule), $500 of travel and education and smaller lines. A county of under 200,000 people is not required to keep an officer (Government Code 434.032). The memorial. The page tells of the veterans memorial at the southeast corner of State Highway 6 (the Texas Korean Veterans Memorial Highway) and US Highway 82 in Benjamin, built with private donations and the labor of Knox County citizens, which lists on granite monoliths every veteran with ties to the county that the Historical Commission could certify, from the Civil War to September 1, 2000. The Court's December 8, 2025 agenda took up appointing Jason Doran to the Knox County Historical Commission Board. TexVet. TexVet's county list has no entry for Knox County; use the county's page. County contacts. The County Judge's office, Judge Don Thompson (court coordinator Andrea Good, [email protected]), P.O. Box 77, Benjamin, Texas 79505, on the courthouse's first floor; phone 940-459-2191, fax 940-459-2022. The County and District Clerk records discharges (see knox-tx-county-clerk-discharges).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Knox County Veteran's Officer (Jason Doran), Benjamin: First Mondays, a $7,272 Office
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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