Stephens County Veterans Service Officer (Les Strickland), Breckenridge

Stephens County's Veterans Service Officer, Les Strickland, keeps an office in the courthouse at 200 W. Walker St., Suite 301, Breckenridge (254-559-7021, [email protected]); the county's Veteran Service Office department is $18,166.24 in the 2026 budget, with a $13,200 salary, and $20,104.08 in the 2027 proposed budget. TexVet names Kenneth Mosley at the same e-mail address.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Veteran Service Office, Les Strickland, [email protected], 254-559-7021, Kenneth Mosley, 254-522-1621, Suite 301, County Judge, William Thompson, 254-559-2190, Texas Veterans Commission, 434.032, Breckenridge, Caddo, Wayland.

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

Where it applies

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Stephens County, TXCounty

The office. The county's Veterans Services page: "Veterans Service Officer, Les Strickland", 200 W. Walker St., Suite 301, Breckenridge, TX 76424 (the courthouse); phone (254) 559-7021 (the page gives the same number for the fax); e-mail [email protected]; with a link to the State's Veterans Portal. The page gives no hours, so call first. The officer files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). How the county funds it. The 2026 final budget (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, dated September 22, 2025) carries General Fund department 405, "Veteran Service Office", at $18,166.24: a $13,200 salary for the officer, with FICA, retirement, $1,350 for travel and $1,000 for office supplies. The 2027 proposed budget (August 21, 2026) raises the department to $20,104.08 and the salary to $14,400. The 2027 budget the Court adopted on September 28, 2026 is not posted. A county of under 200,000 people is not required to keep an officer (Government Code 434.032). TexVet. TexVet's county list names Kenneth Mosley for Stephens, 254-522-1621, at the same [email protected] address the county gives for Les Strickland. Ask the office which officer is current. County contacts. The County Judge's office, Judge William Thompson (sworn in April 23, 2026), Stephens County Courthouse, 200 West Walker, Suite 115, Breckenridge, Texas 76424, 254-559-2190. The County Clerk records discharges (see stephens-tx-county-clerk-discharges).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Stephens County Veterans Service Officer (Les Strickland), Breckenridge
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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