Lavaca County Veterans Service Officer (Wayne Murphy), Shared with Colorado County

Lavaca County's Veterans Services Officer, Wayne Murphy, helps veterans and survivors with VA and State claims at the County Annex, 412 N. Texana Street, Hallettsville, on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (cell 979-253-8621); he keeps Colorado County's office in Columbus the other three weekdays, and Lavaca budgets $29,680 for the post in FY2027.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Veterans Services Officer, Wayne Murphy, 979-253-8621, [email protected], 412 N. Texana, County Annex, Colorado County, Columbus, Donald McAfee, part-time, 434.032, Hallettsville, Shiner, Moulton, Sweet Home, Yoakum.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lavaca County, TXCounty

The office. Wayne Murphy, Veterans Services Officer, Lavaca County Annex Building, 412 N. Texana Street, Hallettsville, TX 77964; cell 979-253-8621; [email protected]. Office hours Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The county's contact page lists the Veterans Service Office, (979) 253-8621, among the offices in the Annex. The office files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). TexVet's county list still names Donald McAfee, at 361-798-3289. The shared officer. The same page gives Mr. Murphy's Colorado County office: 305 Radio Ln, Room 106, Columbus, TX 78934; office 979-733-0903, the same cell; [email protected]; Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A Lavaca County veteran can use either office. Each county pays its own share: Colorado County's January 12, 2026 salary order lists the post as "Veteran Service Officer (50%)" at $27,256 for 2026, and its 2027 budget carries $28,346 of wages for it (see colorado-tx-veterans-services). How the county funds it. The FY2027 budget (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027), adopted September 28, 2026, carries the officer as line 1020, "Veterans Service", inside the County Judge's department (5406) of the General Fund: $29,680 for FY2027, against $28,000 budgeted for FY2026 and $6,485 actually spent in FY2024-2025. On October 14, 2025 the Commissioners Court voted to advertise for a part-time Veterans Service Officer (see the Court's entry).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lavaca County Veterans Service Officer (Wayne Murphy), Shared with Colorado 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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