Lavaca County Commissioners Court: a Part-Time Officer Advertised, the Office Funded

The Lavaca County Commissioners Court (County Judge Keith Mudd) voted on October 14, 2025 to advertise for a part-time Veterans Service Officer and on September 28, 2026 adopted an FY2027 budget that carries $29,680 for the office; no benefit was adopted, narrowed or repealed in the year.

Also called: Commissioners Court, County Judge, Keith Mudd, part-time, budget, minutes, Hallettsville, Shiner, Moulton, Sweet Home, Yoakum.

For: Veteran or service member.

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Lavaca County, TXCounty

The record. The Court posts agendas and minutes on its Agendas & Minutes page; the 33 minutes and 35 agendas of September 8, 2025 through October 26, 2026 were read whole (the minutes are posted through September 28, 2026). The Court sits as County Judge Keith Mudd and Commissioners Edward Pustka, Wayne Faircloth, Kenny W. Siegel and Dennis W. Kocian. The items that name veterans: - October 14, 2025 (item 6): "Discuss and/or approve advertising for a part-time Veterans Service Officer for Lavaca County." Moved by Commissioner Kocian, seconded by Commissioner Siegel; the motion carried. - September 28, 2026 (item 7): the 2026-2027 budget adopted (Faircloth/Pustka), with the $29,680 "Veterans Service" line (see the office's entry); the budget's cover records every member voting for it. The minutes record no appointment vote for the officer, no Veterans Day proclamation and no juror donations to veterans. No veteran benefit was adopted, narrowed or repealed.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lavaca County Commissioners Court: a Part-Time Officer Advertised, the Office Funded
Gate	Rule
No eligibility - a board record	The record documents the county’s veterans-services administration; it grants no individual entitlement.

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