Matagorda County Veterans Service Office (David Libby)

Matagorda County's Veterans Service Officer, David D. Libby, with assistant Bill Grantz, helps veterans and their dependents with VA compensation, pension, records and burial claims from 1801 7th Street, Bay City (979-789-5125, weekdays 8 to 5); the county budgets the office at $119,919 for 2027.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, MCVSO, Veterans Service Officer, David Libby, David D. Libby, Bill Grantz, 979-789-5125, 979-789-5126, [email protected], 1801 7th Street, 434.032, Bay City, Palacios, Van Vleck, Markham, Matagorda, Sargent, Blessing.

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

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Matagorda County, TXCounty

The office. David D. Libby, Veteran's Services Officer, and Bill Grantz, Veteran's Services Officer Assistant, 1801 7th Street, Bay City, TX 77414. Libby: (979) 789-5125, fax (979) 789-5128, [email protected]; Grantz: (979) 789-5126, [email protected]. The county's hours page lists the office Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TexVet's county list gives Libby at (979) 244-7691; the county's own page gives the numbers above. What it does. The page lists VA compensation claims, VA pension claims, requests for military records, burial and death benefit applications, and information on other federal and State resources (education, financial, employment and entrepreneurial programmes), for "Matagorda County veterans and their eligible dependents". The office files VA and State claims as every Texas county officer does under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). How the county funds it. The office is General Fund department 405, "Veterans' Service Officer". The 2027 budget (the county's year runs January to December; adopted September 28, 2026) sets it at $119,919: the appointed salary at $60,302, a part-time salary line at $20,315, $12,000 of group insurance and $8,150 of travel, supplies and telephone. The 2026 budget was $115,169 and 2025's actual spending $96,852.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Matagorda County Veterans Service Office (David Libby)
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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