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CivicRadar.Texas · 2026 session · Veteran / service member
Bills affecting Veteran / service member in Texas (2026 session)
CivicRadar surfaces 27 active Texas bills this session that affect veteran / service member constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.
Top 20 bills, ranked
Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the veteran / service member community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.
- 01TX · HB5144In committee
Prohibiting certain deceptive trade practices by businesses assisting veterans with Department of Veterans Affairs claims
- 02TX · HB3894In committee
The eligibility of a service member or veteran of the United States armed forces to participate in a veterans treatment court program based on citizenship status
- 03TX · HB5639In committee
A veteran housing program established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- 04TX · HB2032In committee
The exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran
- 05TX · HB3359In committee
Identifying an individual with veteran's status and providing notice to the Texas Veterans Commission
- 06TX · HB3644In committee
The verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners
- 07TX · HB39Final
Information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state
- 08TX · HB245In committee
The treatment of military service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas as law enforcement or custodial officer service
- 09TX · SB2958In committee
Recognizing persons who separated from military service solely on the basis of sexual orientation as honorably discharged veterans under state law
- 10TX · HB572In committee
The purchase of military service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas
- 11TX · HB617In committee
The prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of veteran status and to the enforcement of that prohibition
- 12TX · HB906In committee
A temporary teaching certificate for certain military service members and first responders
- 13TX · HB998In committee
The authority of an individual, before purchasing real property to be used as the individual's residence homestead, to request from the chief appraiser of the applicable appraisal district a preliminary determination of whether the property would qualify for a disabled veteran exemption if purchased by the individual and used for that purpose
- 14TX · HB2508Final
An exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease
- 15TX · HB3821In committee
The implementation of a veteran discount program for the use of certain toll projects
- 16TX · HB4319In committee
The establishment of service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain military service by members of the Texas National Guard
- 17TX · HB4434In committee
The treatment for ad valorem tax purposes of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran
- 18TX · HB4647In committee
The definition of "residence homestead" for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran
- 19TX · HB4790In committee
Including certain veteran-owned businesses within the definition of a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting
- 20TX · HB5448In committee
Paid leave for public officers and employees engaged in certain military service
- What veteran / service member bills are moving in Texas in 2026?
- CivicRadar currently tracks 27 Texas bills this session that affect veteran / service member constituents including Prohibiting certain deceptive trade practices by businesses assisting veterans with Department of Veterans Affairs claims; The eligibility of a service member or veteran of the United States armed forces to participate in a veterans treatment court program based on citizenship status; A veteran housing program established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
- How do I find my Texas legislators?
- Enter your ZIP code on the CivicRadar home page. CivicRadar looks up your state and federal representatives automatically, and every bill page includes a tool to email or call them directly.
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- Yes. There's no account and no sign-up. Your ZIP code, the identities and issues you pick, and any message you draft stay in your browser's local storage. None of it is stored on CivicRadar's servers.
- How does CivicRadar decide which bills affect veteran / service member people?
- CivicRadar matches bill text, sponsor signals, and advocacy-organization positions against a curated set of identity keywords, then ranks by legislative stage and recency. See the Methodology page for the full breakdown.
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