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 88th VFW Texas State Convention 2008DFW Airport, June 25-29, 2008. Hotel Registration on-line at $88/night.
Download the tentative schedule. For complete information look in your Texas VFW News Page 21
If you need a hospitality room, contact Christie at the State HQ Office PH: (512)834-8535.
Officer training school 2008
Austin, Texas July 31-Aug. 2, 2008. Reservation Information, Schedule and Registration.Click here.
CHIEF'S HOMECOMING
Get all the Homcoming infromatin in the 2008 Commander in Cheif Homecoming Book. This will help you get all you plans started and is a great reference. Download it now.
GOLF TOURNEMENT
Friday September 5, 2008 at Pecan Valley Golf Club located at 4700 Pecan Valley Drive, San Antonio, Texas. For more information: visit and download the registration form.
New Guidance on IRS Form 990-N
The Internal Revenue Service has a new Annual Electronic Filing Requirement for Small Tax-Exempt Organizations - e-Postcard (Form 990-N)
This new requirement was communicated to Department Headquarters via Letter 4249(CG) dated 21 June 2007 (New Updated Information)
Military Assistance Program (MAP)
The VFW Military Assistance Program includes: Adopt-A-Unit, Troop Support, Emergency Financial Assistance, Guard and Reserve Information, Family Assistance Centers, DOD Death Gratuity Increases. For more information: visit this the National VFW web site MAP area.
Flag Flying Questions?
All flag flying questions answered here.
Unmet Needs
Our military families need your help here at home. Follow this link to find out how you can help military families.
Post Tax Exempt Status under HB-3
This letter (PDF file-87K) from Texas Comptroller, Karole Keeton Strayhorn clairifies what's required to maintain the tax exempt status for Texas VFW Posts.
Memorandums of Understanding
Below are links to Memorandums of Understanding between the Veterans of Foreign Wars and various United
States Military Service Commands regarding cooperation between those services and the VFW to reach out to military
members and their families.
Publications and Forms
This year the Department of Texas is following
National's lead and will save many thousands of your membership dollars
by precluding print publication in favor or electronic document distribution
on the web. From now on, here is where you to
to find your forms and booklets. Awards and Program Guides, Quartermaster
Forms, Bonding Forms, Award Applications, it's all here.
Texas VFW
Banking Center
Now offering on-line banking and 24x7 customer
care, free checking, free ATM, great rates on savings...
Need VFW Program Information?
Download what you need from the Department
Resources page. Click
Here
Where your Post stands!
New District Status Sheets
and Contest Charts
posted as of
November 21, 2007.
NEW: Complete State of Texas All District Status Sheets and Contest Charts in one PDF download.
FORMS & DOWNLOAD PAGE
Lists and links to all of the forms and publications available on this site.
Operation Military Assistance Program
The Texas VFW stands ready to help coordinate efforts to assist the families of military personnel who may be called up during this time of crisis. We will accept cash donations which will be applied toward Operation Uplink, pre-paid phone cards that help deployed military personnel stay in touch with their families. Send your donations to:
Operation Uplink Donations:
c/o Department of Texas VFW
P.O. Box 14468
Austin, TX 78761
On-Line Form - Community Service Activity Report Form
Submit your Community Activity the easy way with our On-Line HTML version of the Community Activity Report Form. Find it here
Texas Veteran's Homes
We're getting lots of questions concerning Eligibility for Admission to Texas Veteran's Homes. Here's the criteria.
VFW Fact Sheet
Have you got questions about the VFW? Here are the facts.
Membership Applications
Membership Application - Life Membership Application PDF format (35 K).
Print your own. Download our PDF version.
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader a free plugin).
Contact Your Texas Congressman
Texas Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchinson about your concerns.
Contact information on all your Texas Representatives in Washington.
Here's another, more detailed listing of Texas Represenatives in Washington
Texas Legislature Directories:
Texas Senate
Texas House of Representatives
Help the VFW Service Officer Program.
Send Donations to:
VFW Department HQ
P. O. Box 14468
Austin, TX, 78761
The Department of Texas VFW Website is brought to you courtesy of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Here you will find information of interest to all military veterans, particularly those who served in conflict. The VFW serves their local community and post members with services and facilitates community involvement.
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