Welcome to Texas Veterans Helping Veterans

Texas Veterans Helping Veterans is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that helps those in need. In the past we have given food, clothing, furniture, medical equipment, provided shelter, held community events, visiting Veterans at the VA Hospital, helping the homeless, held Barbeques, made hundreds of donation boxes to support those in need. Providing so many with information on how to apply for benefits, emergency shelter locations, government schooling and so much more. With your help we are able to help get veterans back on their feet.  

Supported currently and in the past by local companies and more: Staples Office Supply, H & R Block, Forest Services, LLC., Texas Electric Equipment, Veteran Services, Harris County Precinct 2, Harris County, TX Office, Exxon Mobil, Engineers and Constructors International, Inc., and many more residents of Texas. 

What are my Texas Military and Veterans Employment Benefits?  Texas State Employee Paid Leave for Military Duty: Texas state, county, municipality or political subdivision employees that are members of a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible for paid leave to attend authorized training or duty for 15 workdays in a fiscal year. During military leave the employee may not lose time, efficiency rating, personal time, sick leave, or vacation time. Who is eligible for Texas State Employee Paid Leave for Military Duty? State employees in a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible for a paid military leave. 

Reemployment in Texas State Employment Following Military Service: A state or local government employee who leaves to enter active military service is entitled to be reemployed the same position or a position of similar seniority, status and pay. Who is eligible for Reemployment in Texas State Employment Following Military Service? Service members have five years from the date of their entry into military service to reapply for their previous position. Service members must have received an honorable discharge and must be physically and mentally able to perform the duties of their position to be eligible.  An employee who cannot perform the duties of their previous position, due to a service-connected disability they received during service in the U.S. Armed Forces, must be employed to a position they can perform and that has similar seniority, status, and pay as their former position.

Texas Homestead Tax Exemption for 100% Disabled or Unemployable Veterans: Property tax in Texas is a locally assessed and locally administered tax. There is no state property tax. The Comptroller's publication Texas Property Tax Exemptions offers a short summary of the available property tax exemptions.  Veterans who receive compensation from the VA for a service-connected disability rating of 100% disabled or of individual unemployability are eligible for 100% property tax exemption on their homestead.  An unremarried Surviving Spouse can continue to receive this exemption if they continue to live on the homestead after the Veteran dies. A Surviving Spouse can receive this exemption on a subsequent homestead if they do not remarry. The amount of the exemption on the subsequent homestead will be the same dollar amount of the exemption on the first homestead.  A Veteran who qualifies for more than one property exemption is only eligible for one exemption but may choose the greatest exemption they qualify for. Please view the Texas Application for Residence Homestead Exemption for more information and how to apply. Texas Property Tax Code 11.131 Texas Homestead Property Tax Exemption, 100% Disabled Veteran and Surviving Spouse Frequently Asked Questions  Learn more about Texas Homestead Tax Exemption for 100% Disabled or Unemployable Veterans  Texas Property Tax Exemption for Partially Disabled Veterans / Veterans over age 65: Texas offers a partial property tax exemption for partially disabled Veterans. The amount of the exemption is based on the percentage of service-connected disability the VA awarded the Veteran.