Wharton County Veterans Service Officer (Jessica Collard)

Wharton County's Veterans Service Officer, Jessica Collard, helps veterans and their families with VA and State claims at 1017 North Alabama Road, Wharton (979-532-1311), Monday to Thursday and Friday mornings by appointment, and each Wednesday morning at the El Campo library; the county budgets the office at $116,740 for 2027.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Veteran Services, Jessica Collard, Mike Harbaugh, 979-532-1311, [email protected], 1017 N. Alabama Road, El Campo Branch Library, monthly report, 434.032, Wharton, El Campo, East Bernard, Boling, Louise, Hungerford, Glen Flora, Egypt.

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

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Wharton County, TXCounty

The office. Jessica Collard, Veteran's Service Officer, 1017 N. Alabama Road, Wharton, TX 77488; (979) 532-1311; [email protected]. Office hours Monday to Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.; Friday 8:00 to 11:30 a.m., by appointment only. "Every Wednesday, the Wharton County Veteran's Service Officer is also available at the reference room of the El Campo Branch of the Wharton County Library, 200 W. Church St., El Campo, Texas, from 9:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m." The page asks veterans to call before coming "in order to be provided with information on what to bring". TexVet's county list still names Mike Harbaugh at the office's number. The office files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry), and its monthly report goes to the Commissioners Court on the consent agenda. How the county funds it. The office is General Fund department 405, "Veterans' Service Officer". The 2027 budget (the county's year is the calendar year; adopted September 14, 2026) sets it at $116,740: the appointed department head at $59,616, a part-time position at $15,634, a $2,400 December supplement, $33,072 of benefits and $6,018 of supplies and services, with actual travel reimbursed. 2026 budgeted $113,468 (revised $113,997); 2025 spent $100,786 and 2024 $102,082. On January 26, 2026 the Court approved a GreatAmerica Financial lease for the office's copy machine.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Wharton County Veterans Service Officer (Jessica Collard)
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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