Changes Make It Easier For Texas Veterans In Business Acting Texas State Comptroller Kelly Hancock has sharply curtailed a 30-year-old program designed to give women- and minority-owned businesses a boost when they compete for state contracts, narrowing it instead to enterprises operated by military veterans with service-connected disabilities. See this article in the Austin Statesman … Read more
The Supreme Court has approved Texas’s GOP-favoring district map for the 2026 midterm elections. The judges argued that the challengers did not prove that race was the primary motive for the redistricting and did not provide an alternative map that would yield the same partisan outcome without racial considerations. Moreover, the judges said the lower court … Read more
The following is from VVA National VVA Salutes Formal Recognition of End of Vietnam War by Senators Moran and Duckworth (Washington, D.C.) — Vietnam Veterans of America salutes Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), chairman and member of the Senate Committee for Veterans Affairs, for introducing on the Senate floor today a resolution … Read more
Drug used to treat PTSD nightmares recalled for cancer risk FYI. Article from November 6, 25 Task & Purpose daily e-newsletter. PATTY NIEBERG PUBLISHED NOV 6, 2025 11:48 AM EST The Food and Drug Administration said some batches of Prazosin, which VA doctors often prescribe to treat PTSD nightmares, had high levels of cancer-causing agents. A … Read more
It’s Never Too Late to Get PTSD Treatment If you’ve been living with PTSD for months, years—or even decades—you may wonder if treatment can still help. The answer is yes, it’s never too late. The best treatment options will help you process the traumatic event, reduce symptoms, and learn skills to cope better. Get back … Read more
Fad or Cure? Some Vets Question a Push for Alternative PTSD Treatments As reported by Linda Hersey for Stars and Stripes, Iraq War veteran Adrian Anthony’s regimen of anti-psychotics and anti-depressants to ease his hallucinations, depression, and night terrors has been adjusted a half-dozen times in two years. The 43-year-old former Army private admits the medications … Read more
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Thanks to VVA Chapter 915 Life Member Danny Kaiser for providing this information. You Tube Video – Documentary This film is “In The Shadow Of The Blade” and is just over 1 1/2 hours long. For those of us who were here for the landing in this area, it comes on at about an hour … Read more
Thanks to John Miterko for keeping us informed on what is going on in the Texas Legislature as they relate to Veterans. 8/20/2025 HB 250 Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the assessed value of a property owned by certain disabled veterans and the amount of the exemption for … Read more
From the Texas Minute daily E-Newsletter. Submitted by John Miterko Abbott Vows Immediate Second Special Session as Democrat Quorum Bust Drags On With the current special session nearing its end and the Texas House still paralyzed by a Democrat quorum break over congressional redistricting, Gov. Greg Abbott says lawmakers will be called back immediately for … Read more