Posted on 10/07/2013 6:58:09 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
......“This is a good example of why things that matter most to Texans — like the Alamo — remain Texan, just like the Christmas Mountains out in West Texas,” said Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, referring to a misguided attempted federal land grab that drew attention back in 2008.
“Texas isn't going to let government get in the way of honoring our heroes, whether it's at the Alamo or at the VLB,” Patterson said.
The shrine to Texas heroes of long ago remains open. And so do the Texas Veterans Land Board’s eight Texas State Veterans Homes, which take care of our living heroes, said Patterson, chairman of the Texas Veterans Land Board.
“The shutdown is not stopping us from caring for our heroes,” Patterson said. “We do not anticipate any problems with us receiving Veterans Administration payments for nursing home care, but the VLB has more than enough funds in our veterans programs to cover the costs should federal funding cease and until this shutdown is resolved.”
.....Texas has always taken care of her veterans. In 1836, the Texas General Land Office was formed, in part, to make sure veterans of the Texas Revolution were given land rights they were promised in exchange for their role in liberating Texas. In 1946, the VLB was created to provide the same for Texan veterans of a different war who helped liberate the world.
Today, the VLB serves more than 1.7 million Texas veterans of all ages. The VLB’s eight Texas State Veterans Homes serve more than a thousand veterans and their families needing long-term, high-quality care.....
(Excerpt) Read more at yourhoustonnews.com ...
TANSTAAFL
Something the uninformed voters should learn about the zer0bama regime and socialism in general. .
I Like your screen name.
I’m too libertarian to be a conservative.
I’m too conservative to be a libertarian.
Rush mentioned, the other day, that 53% of babies in America are on WIC (Women, Infant and Children welfare). The working half (makers) are literally paying for the *other half* takers :(
Abortion and Iran drove me out of lib party
I have never been a LARGE L libertarian. It’s like democratic, that party isn’t. And republican, as that party could care less about the Republic.
I embrace much of all things libertarian and many conservative principles. And much of all of these, but not all, overlap.
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