Zapata County Veteran Services Officer (Adolfo "Pope" Gonzalez Jr.), Zapata

Zapata County's Veteran Services Officer, Adolfo "Pope" Gonzalez Jr., sees veterans at the courthouse, 200 E. 7th Avenue, Suite 241, Zapata, on Thursday and Friday mornings (956-849-5309), and runs the county's two Texas Veterans Commission grant funds, $300,000 of Texas Veterans Assistance and $400,000 of Housing for Texas Heroes in the FY 2026-2027 budget.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Veteran Services Officer, Adolfo Gonzalez, Pope Gonzalez, 956-849-5309, 200 E. 7th Avenue, Suite 241, Manuel Uribe, 956-765-1408, Texas Veterans Commission, DAV van, 434.032, Zapata, San Ygnacio, Falcon, Lopeño, Lopeno.

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

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Zapata County, TXCounty

The office. The county's Veteran Services page: "Veteran Services Officer, Adolfo Gonzalez Jr.", phone 956.849.5309, fax 956.765.9909; 200 E. 7th Avenue, Suite 241, Zapata, TX 78076; office hours Thursdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. to noon. It links the Texas Veterans Commission and the State's Veterans Portal, and recalls the ribbon cutting for the Disabled American Veterans transportation van on August 19, 2010. The officer files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). The budget lists him among the county's supervisors and directors as Adolfo "Pope" Gonzalez, Veteran Service Officer. The grants. The FY 2026-2027 adopted budget carries two funds under his name, both reimbursed by the Texas Veterans Commission: fund 230, "Texas Veterans Assistance" ($300,000, up from $200,000), and fund 231, "Housing For Texas Heroes" ($400,000); see zapata-tx-tvc-veterans-grants. TexVet. TexVet's county list names Manuel Uribe for Zapata, 956-765-1408; the county's page names Adolfo Gonzalez Jr.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Zapata County Veteran Services Officer (Adolfo "Pope" Gonzalez Jr.), Zapata
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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