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<p class="content"> The Veterans Housing Assistance Program (VHAP) aids eligible Texas Veterans in purchasing a home with a competitive, low-interest loan with little or no down payment. </p> <p class="provided"> Provided by: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.glo.texas.gov/vlb/index.html" class="agency"> Texas Veterans Land Board </a> </p> </li> <li class="link-list-item"> <h3 class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.211texas.org/ "> 2-1-1 Texas </a> </h3> <p class="content"> 2-1-1 Texas helps Texas citizens connect with the services they need, including food, housing, child care, crisis counseling, substance abuse treatment, and more.</p> <p class="provided"> Provided by: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/" class="agency"> Texas Health & Human Services Commission </a> </p> </li> <li class="link-list-item"> <h3 class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.glo.texas.gov/vlb/loans/land-loans/index.html "> Veterans Land Loan Program </a> </h3> <p class="content"> The Veterans Land Loan Program offers Texas veterans the opportunity to purchase land at competitive interest rates. </p> <p class="provided"> Provided by: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.glo.texas.gov/vlb/index.html" class="agency"> Texas Veterans Land Board </a> </p> </li> <li class="link-list-item"> <h3 class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.glo.texas.gov/vlb/index.html "> Texas Veterans Land Board </a> </h3> <p class="content"> The Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) operates programs within the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to provide benefits and services for Texas Veterans, military members, and their families. Services include: low-interest land, home, and home improvement loans; skilled nursing home care in state Veterans homes; burial and interment services in state Veterans cemeteries; and Veterans benefit information and assistance services through the Texas Veterans Call Service Center. </p> <p class="provided"> Provided by: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.glo.texas.gov/vlb/index.html" class="agency"> Texas Veterans Land Board </a> </p> </li> <li class="link-list-item"> <h3 class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.texvet.org/women-veterans "> Services for Women Veterans </a> </h3> <p class="content"> The Services for Women Veterans page on the TexVet website provides a comprehensive list of resources and services for women veterans.</p> <p class="provided"> Provided by: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.texvet.com/" class="agency"> TexVet </a> </p> </li> <li class="link-list-item"> <h3 class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.glo.texas.gov/vlb/vethomes/index.html "> Texas State Veterans Homes </a> </h3> <p class="content"> Texas State Veterans Homes provide affordable, long-term nursing care for Texas Veterans, their spouses, and Gold Star parents. </p> <p class="provided"> Provided by: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.glo.texas.gov/vlb/index.html" class="agency"> Texas Veterans Land Board </a> </p> </li> <li class="link-list-item"> <h3 class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.opuc.texas.gov/military_resources.html "> Office of Public Utility Counsel Military Resources </a> </h3> <p class="content"> The Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC) partners with Texas military installations and other governmental entities and service organizations to provide assistance to military personnel and their families who are shopping the electric market, locating local and statewide utility assistance, and employing energy efficiency and conservation measures around their homes.</p> <p class="provided"> Provided by: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.opuc.texas.gov/" class="agency"> Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel </a> </p> </li> <li class="link-list-item"> <h3 class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://comptroller.texas.gov/taxinfo/proptax/exemptions.html "> Property Tax Exemption </a> </h3> <p class="content"> Texas offers disabled veterans and their surviving spouses various partial or total exemptions from appraised property values used to determine local property taxes.</p> <p class="provided"> Provided by: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://comptroller.texas.gov/" class="agency"> Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts </a> </p> </li> <li class="link-list-item"> <h3 class="title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.va.gov/ "> United States Department of Veterans Affairs </a> </h3> <p class="content"> The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a wide range of benefits including health care, disability, education and training, vocational rehabilitation and employment, home loan guaranty, dependent and survivor benefits, medical treatment, life insurance, and burial benefits. </p> <p class="provided"> Provided by: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/http://www.va.gov/" class="agency"> United States Department of Veterans Affairs </a> </p> </li> </ul> </div> <footer>  <div class="app_link"> <img src="/web/20180925070137im_/https://veterans.portal.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/vet_app.png" alt="Download veterans app" id="download_img"> <p class="footer_text"> <span class="line1">Download</span> <br>The Veterans App<br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180925070137/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hhsc.texasveteransmobile&hl=en" style="text-align: right; 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