Mills County Veteran Services Officer (Tim Darnell) and a New Assistant, Goldthwaite

The office. The county's Veteran Services page lists what the office helps with - filing claims, DAV licence plates, eligibility for discounts on State hunting and fishing licences and State parks, and property tax exemptions - and names Tim Darnell, Veteran Services Officer, phone (325) 451-7664, [email protected], "By Appointment Only". The page has a line for an Assistant Veteran Services Officer with no name. The address on the page is the Mills County Courthouse, 1011 4th Street, Goldthwaite, TX 76844. The officer files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). A new assistant. On October 12, 2026 (item 6) the Commissioners Court approved "a new Assistant Veterans Officer, William Mason", 5-0; the minutes record the officer (written there as "Tom Darnell") and Mr. Mason present to make introductions. The officer's report is on the consent agenda of the first regular meeting of most months. How the county funds it. The 2026-2027 budget (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, adopted August 17, 2026 by four votes to one) carries General Fund department 0419, "Veteran Services Officer", at $19,825.25: $9,091.49 of salary with $1,983.76 of payroll costs, $1,500 for schools and training, $2,500 of telephone and utilities, $1,000 each of equipment and office supplies, $2,500 for meetings and mileage and $250 of miscellaneous expense, against $19,397.54 in 2025-2026. A county of under 200,000 people is not required to keep an officer (Government Code 434.032). TexVet. TexVet's county list names Craig Wright for Mills, at (325) 451-5185, [email protected]. No county page or minutes read names him; use the county's number. County contacts. The County Judge's office, Judge Jett J. Johnson (court coordinator Annette Watson), 1011 4th Street, 1st floor of the courthouse, P.O. Box 483, Goldthwaite, Texas 76844, (325) 648-2222. The County Clerk records discharges free (see mills-tx-county-clerk-discharges).