Upton County Veterans Services: A Veterans Page With Links, No Officer

Upton County Veterans Services: A Veterans Page With Links, No Officer - TexVet Lists "No CVSO"

Upton County's Veterans Service Officer page names no officer; it links the Texas Veterans Portal, the Veterans Crisis Line (988, then 1), a sheet of Federal and State benefits by rating, the Commission's health care advocacy and VA records requests. The 2027 budget approved September 8, 2026 has no veterans department, TexVet lists "No CVSO" for Upton, and the County Judge's office in Rankin (432-693-2321, ext. 2) is the county's general contact.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, No CVSO, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Veterans Portal, 988, County Judge, Dusty Kilgore, 432-693-2321, [email protected], 434.032, Rankin, McCamey, Midkiff.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Upton County, TXCounty

What the county posts. Upton County's menu lists a "Veterans Service Officer" page under Other County Offices, but the page names no officer and gives no office hours. It links the Texas Veterans Portal; gives the Veterans Crisis Line ("CALL 988 then PRESS 1"); posts a "VA Texas Benefits" sheet of Federal and State benefits for veterans in Texas by discharge and VA disability rating; links the Texas Veterans Commission's health care advocacy page, the VA dental plan (VADIP) fact sheet, the VA's page for requesting military service records, including a DD-214, the free national parks lifetime pass and Combined Arms; and gives the courthouse, 205 E 10th St, Rankin, TX 79778, (432) 693-2321. How the county funds it. The 2027 budget (January to December 2027; the Commissioners Court approved it unanimously on September 8, 2026) has no veterans department among its departments - Commissioners' Court, County and District Clerk, County Attorney, Auditor, Tax Assessor-Collector, Elections, Emergency Management, Jury, Justices of the Peace, Health and Welfare, Agriculture, the libraries, the 112th District Court and Attorney, County Judge, Airports, General Miscellaneous, Road and Bridge, the parks, pools, community buildings, youth centers, cemeteries, golf courses and senior citizens' centers, the Courthouse, the Sheriff and Law Enforcement Center, Constable, IT, the Rankin Annex and West Texas Opportunities. A county of under 200,000 people is not required to keep an officer (Government Code 434.032). TexVet. TexVet's county list gives "No CVSO" for Upton. The Texas Veterans Commission's claims counselors help any veteran free (see the Texas entry); call the County Judge's office for the nearest one. County contacts. The County Judge's office, Judge Dusty Kilgore (administrative assistant Ceneesa Quigg, [email protected]), 205 E. 10th Street, P.O. Box 482, Rankin, Texas 79778; phone 432-693-2321 ext. 2, fax 432-693-2243; [email protected]. The District and County Clerk records discharges (see upton-tx-county-clerk-discharges).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Upton County Veterans Services: A Veterans Page With Links, No Officer - TexVet Lists "No CVSO"
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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