VetTOC · Veteran benefits reference
Find a VA-accredited representative: www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative/find-rep
The Angelina County Appraisal District, 105 Miles Way, Suite 300, Lufkin (936-634-8456), takes the State's disabled veteran exemptions: a partial exemption on any property by…
Gate: 10% or more for the partial exemption
The Angelina County Clerk records a veteran's military discharge at no cost and returns the original; certified copies are free and go only to the veteran and the relatives,…
At a 50% rating, or 40% with a lower extremity amputation, the first set of Disabled Veteran plates costs $3 and additional sets are free.
Gate: 50% service-connected, or 40% with a lower extremity amputation
A flat dollar amount comes off the appraised value of any one property a disabled veteran owns: $5,000 at a 10% to 29% rating, $7,500 at 30% to 49%, $10,000 at 50% to 69%, and…
Gate: Service-connected rating of at least 10%
comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/exemptions/disabledvet-faq.php
Texas has no individual income tax, so military retired pay, Survivor Benefit Plan annuities, VA compensation, and Thrift Savings Plan withdrawals are all untaxed at the state…
A service member on active duty, or a Guard member on federal active duty, preparing to deploy to a hostile fire zone pays no state or local fee for copies of birth, marriage,…
The full Super Combo package, hunting and all-water fishing with five endorsements, free every year for a veteran rated 50% or more or who lost the use of a foot or leg.
Gate: 50% service-connected
Every Texas county clerk must record a veteran's discharge free.
codes.findlaw.com/tx/local-government-code/loc-gov-t-sect-192-002
Up to 150 credit hours of tuition and most fees waived at any Texas public college or university.
Gate: Totally disabled for purposes of employability, for the spouse and child path
A Texas entity owned entirely by honorably discharged veterans pays no $300 formation filing fee and owes no franchise tax for its first five years.
Every Texas licensing agency has to process a military applicant within 10 business days, waive application and examination fees, credit military training toward requirements,…
An officer or employee of the State, a city, a county or another Texas political subdivision who serves in the Texas military forces or a reserve component gets up to 15 workdays…
Free entry to every Texas state park for an honorably discharged veteran, for life.
Gate: 60% for the companion privilege
tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/park-information/passes/texas-parklands-passports
When a charity donates a home to a partially disabled veteran, or sells it for no more than half its market value, the homestead is exempt by the same percentage as the…
Gate: Service-connected rating below 100%
Five state veterans cemeteries, in Killeen, Corpus Christi, Mission, Abilene and, since 2026, Lubbock.
Ten state-owned skilled nursing homes for veterans, with staff trained on military experience and post-traumatic stress.
Gate: A rating of 70% or more generally means no cost
A Texas toll road operator, the State, a regional authority or a county, need not offer a discount, but one that runs a discount programme must give free or discounted tolls to…
The unmarried surviving spouse of a service member killed or fatally injured in the line of duty pays no property tax on the residence homestead.
New for the 2026 tax year. The unmarried surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a condition the PACT Act presumes to be service connected pays no property tax on the…
The entire appraised value of the residence homestead comes off the tax roll for a veteran awarded 100% disability compensation with a rating of 100% or individual unemployability.
Gate: 100% service-connected; Compensation at the 100% rate for unemployability
The VETERAN designation on a Texas driver license or ID is free with an honorable or general discharge.
Gate: 50% for the DISABLED VETERAN designation; 60% for the license fee exemption
www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/driver-license-and-identification-services-veterans
A qualified veteran is entitled to preference over an equally qualified applicant for any state or public entity job in Texas, and gets 10 points added to any competitive exam…
Up to $50,000 for repairs and improvements to a home a veteran already owns, with no down payment, on a 2 to 20 year term. A rating of 30% or more takes half a point off the rate.
Gate: A rating of 30% or more buys the discounted rate
A state-funded fixed-rate mortgage of up to $832,750 for a primary residence in Texas, with little or no money down.
Gate: A rating of 30% or more buys the discounted rate
Up to $200,000 to buy a tract of one net acre or more in Texas, typically with 5% down on a fixed-rate 30-year term (7.25% in October 2026).
A county may run a veterans treatment court for any misdemeanor or felony.
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.