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Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Offers Reduced/Free Toll Roads

The Board Members and staff of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority honor and appreciate the service of the men and woman of our military forces, past and present. State law allows a Texas toll road entity to offer discounted or free tolls to Congressional Medal of Honor, Legion of Valor and Purple Heart recipients as well as disabled veterans who qualify and meet the requirements for specialty license plates. Effective November 1, 2018, the Mobility Authority will offer a discounted toll program to certain valued service members.

Employer Guide

As October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, DAV (Disabled Americans Veterans) has released The Veteran Advantage: DAV Guide to Hiring and Retaining Veterans with Disabilities.

Granbury DAV Chapter 238 First Election Held

With the help of officers from Wichita Falls DAV Chapter 41 the newly formed Granbury DAV Chapter 238 help its first election on October 10, 2018.  The elected elected officers are pictured on the back row from left to right including Ronald Horton, Chaplain; Chris Georgopoulos, Adjutant; Timothy Lundy, Sr. Vice Commander; Stephen Smith, Commander; Con Shuck, Treasurer; Esther Schreiber, Secretary; Asa Maddox, Jr. Vice Commander; Kevin Sklark, Sergeant At Arms.

Farm tour, agriculture program slated in San Angelo area

https://today.agrilife.org/2018/09/21/62143/   SAN ANGELO – The Texas AgrAbility Program and Battleground to Breaking Ground Project of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a farm tour and agricultural business workshop Oct. 19-20 in the San Angelo area for veterans, individuals with disabilities, and beginning farmers and ranchers.  

Chapter 121 – Harlingen Reaching Out

Veterans with any type of claim can go to the DAV where Cavazos and other volunteers — the DAV is a nonprofit organization — will help with all the paperwork. They can help veterans find their way through the sometimes confusing maze of Veterans

VA Photo ID Cards for All Veterans Coming in November

  All honorably discharged veterans of every era will be able to get a photo identification card from the Department of Veterans Affairs starting in November due to a law passed in 2015. The law, known as the Veterans Identification Card Act 2015, orders the VA to issue a hard-copy photo ID to any honorably discharged veteran who […]

Tervis Tumbler Co. Campaign to Raise Funds for DAV

      MEMORANDUM TO:        National Executive Committee & National Interim Committee Members DAV, Trust and Foundation Board of Directors Department & Chapter Commanders and Adjutants State Commanders and Adjutants Association President and Secretary DAV Auxiliary National Commander and National Adjutant All Employees FROM:   J. Marc Burgess, National Adjutant SUBJECT:   Tervis […]

Transportation Network to Receive a 2017 Ford 7 Flex

The DAV Transportation Network will be receiving a 2017 Ford 7 Passenger Flex during the National Convention in New Orleans, LA!  The Ford Motor Company has once again made it possible for the DAV to purchase eight vehicles at the Doris Miller VA Medical Center, Waco has been designated to receive one. DAV National Commander […]

Virtual Employment Fair – June 6th, 1-4 pm

CWe hope that you will join us for our next virtual hiring event on Tuesday, June 6th from 1-4pm EST. DAV HOME ABOUT US BECOME A MEMBER Dear Teresa, DAV is partnering with Veteran Recruiting, along with many of America’s biggest and best companies to ensure that at least 100,000 veterans find meaningful employment by […]