Mason County Veterans Service Officer (BC Hardin, Jr.), Mason

Mason County's Veterans' Services page names BC Hardin, Jr. as the Mason County Veterans Service Officer (325-650-9867, [email protected]) and posts the Texas Veterans Commission's letter on the disabled veteran property tax exemptions; the county's 2027 budget shows no veterans line, and TexVet names Christopher Dyer for Mason.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, BC Hardin, B.C. Hardin Jr., [email protected], 325-650-9867, Christopher Dyer, 325-805-1061, disabled veteran exemption, Tax Code 11.131, 434.032, Mason, Pontotoc, Art, Fredonia, Katemcy.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Mason County, TXCounty

The office. The county's Veterans' Services page: "BC Hardin, Jr., Mason County Veterans Service Officer", phone 325-650-9867, [email protected], with a link to the State's Veterans Information Portal. The page gives no office address or hours, so call first; the courthouse is at 201 Ft. McKavett St., Mason. The officer files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). The exemption letter. The page posts the Texas Veterans Commission's letter of October 2024 to the County Judge asking the county to share how to apply for the disabled veteran property tax exemptions: a veteran with a VA disability rating of 10 to 100 percent, the surviving spouse, and the minor children of a service member killed in the line of duty may claim an exemption on the appraised value of Texas property (Tax Code 11.131 exempts the whole homestead of a veteran rated 100 percent or individually unemployable); see the Texas entry. How the county funds it. The 2027 adopted budget (calendar year 2027, adopted August 24, 2026) shows no veterans department or line among its General Fund departments, and no minutes of September 2025 to August 2026 record the officer's appointment or pay. A county of under 200,000 people is not required to keep an officer (Government Code 434.032). TexVet. TexVet's county list names Christopher Dyer for Mason, (325) 805-1061; the county's page names BC Hardin, Jr.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Mason County Veterans Service Officer (BC Hardin, Jr.), Mason
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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Last updated 2026-10-31.

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