Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 79th Legislative Session.
Committee Information
CHAIR
Leticia Van de Putte
VICE-CHAIR
Todd Staples
MEMBERS
Craig Estes
Chris Harris
Eliot Shapleigh
DIRECTOR:
Jennie Costilow
CLERK:
Sara Gonzalez
TEL:
(512) 463-2211
FAX:
(512) 463-7683
LOCATION:
Sam Houston Building, 345
Video/Audio — Archives
79th Session Interim
- October 4, 2006
- September 26, 2006 — Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, Subcommittee on Base Realignment & Closure; Road Meeting: El Paso, TX (Audio only.)
- September 12, 2006 — Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, Subcommittee on Base Realignment & Closure; Road Meeting: Webster, TX (Audio only.); Afternoon Joint Hearing
- September 12, 2006 — Road Meeting: Webster, TX (Audio only.); Morning Hearing
- March 31, 2006
79th Regular Session
- May 23, 2005 — Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, Subcommittee on Base Realignment & Closure, and House Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations Committee
- May 20, 2005 — audio only
- May 18, 2005
- May 13, 2005
- May 6, 2005 — audio only
- April 29, 2005
- April 27, 2005
- April 13, 2005
- March 30, 2005
- March 21, 2005
- March 16, 2005
- March 7, 2005
- March 2, 2005
- February 23, 2005
Hearing Documents and Press Items
Press Room
- January 4, 2007 – Updated list of Texans fallen in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
- July 19, 2005 – 79th Texas Legislature Regular Session Veteran- and Military- Related Legislation
- May 13, 2005 – Van de Putte Issues Statement on BRAC
- April 18, 2005 – Senator Van de Putte Congratulates New Texas Adjutant General Chuck Rodriguez
- April 13, 2005 – Texas Senate Honors The Brave Heroes of The World War II Bataan March
Interim Charges
- Examine issues and problems with overseas military voting and explore the possibility of establishing a single point of contact for Texas military voters. Consider requirements of the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act and review systems established in other states.
- Compile an inventory of state veterans' benefits, including health care facilities and nursing homes across the state, the state veteran cemetery system, job training programs, educational benefits, and re-employment rights issues, and the Texas Veterans Land Board Loan Programs, and make recommendations for improving efficiency and effectiveness.
- Monitor the implementation legislation transferring the veteran employment programs under the Texas Workforce Commission to the Texas Veterans Commission. Monitor the implementation of legislation establishing a database in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board that tracks veterans' usage of the Hazlewood higher education tuition exemption.
