Rains County Veterans Service Officer (David Harvey), with a Transportation Link

The office. David Harvey, Rains County Veterans Service Officer, 189 E. North Street, Emory, TX 75440 (mailing and physical); phone 903-473-5055, fax 903-953-0008; [email protected]. Open Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office posts news on a "Rains County Veterans Services" Facebook page. It files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). TexVet's county list still names Gary Thomas at the same number. Transportation. The county's home page links the office's page as "Rains County Veterans Transportation", and the office budget carries $4,000 of fuel and oil and $1,000 of vehicle repair and maintenance. The page itself posts no ride schedule or rules, so call the office to ask about a ride to a VA appointment. How the county funds it. Department 1114, "Veterans Affairs", is $55,825 in the FY2026-2027 adopted budget (the county's year runs October to September): $36,456 of salary (the salary schedule shows $35,054 plus a $1,402 raise), $5,899 of payroll taxes, retirement and insurance, a $1,000 "Veterans Discretionary Exp" line, $3,000 for seminars, $650 of office utilities, the fuel and vehicle lines, $1,800 of software and mobile networking and smaller supply lines. A revenue line, "Donations-Jury", expects $500 a year of jurors' donated pay for the office. The office's monthly report goes to the Court with each meeting's consent agenda.