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This is what you call A Thankful State !!! Compare this story with the one following about how President Obama wants to have WIA pay for their medical...NO, TEXAS didn't vote for Obama

House Bill 3613 was passed into law during the 81^st Legislative Session this spring. Now, the procedures for obtaining this entitlement are now final – Texas veterans that receive 100% disability compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs are now eligible for 100% property tax exemption on their residential homestead property. No other property under your ownership is eligible for this exemption.

Texas veterans meeting these criteria are now allowed to apply for and receive the 100% exemption on local property tax levied by cities, schools, and counties.

On 23 June, appraisal districts across Texas received the long awaited guidance and procedures on the administration process of this exemption for those eligible recipients. This is what is required of the property owner in order to obtain the exemption under this House bill:

The State Comptroller of Public Accounts has approved a “Temporary Application Form” so that eligible persons may apply for the 100% exemption as directed by the legislature. A copy of this form may be obtained at the Appraisal District Offices, or HERE ---if the link does not work, asK your appraisal office for form 50-764.To apply, veterans must complete the State Comptroller's Form 50-764 and submit it to the appraisal district office along with a copy of their driver's license or ID card and a copy of the VA Disability Award Letter from the Department of Veteran Affairs showing the 100 percent service-connected disability.
The applicant will enclose with the completed application form, a copy of their VA Disability Award Letter from the Department of Veteran Affairs showing the 100% service connected disability.
A Xerox copy of the applicant’s driver’s license or state issued ID card which will be used to verify residency, and the address in which the exemption will apply, will be affixed to the application.

Eligible applicants should visit the appraisal district office with their VA Award letter and drivers license/ID to receive assistance in filing for this. Providing the exemption to current residential homestead property will take less than 5 minutes to complete and process. Due to the urgent need to get these approved for applicants, the appraisal district will be processing applications for walk in customers as they arrive until certification of the Appraisal Roll, 15 July.

Many of these applicants have mortgages with a property tax escrow. Approval of this 100% exemption could lower their monthly mortgage payments. Naturally, applicants may also apply by mail, and those will be processed as received as with any other application.

Available to a resident qualifying as a disabled veteran. Official proof of disability (issued by the V.A.) must be shown when applying for this license and must state the rate of disability. Includes all 6 state stamp endorsements, but does not include the Federal Waterfowl Stamp.

FREE DRIVERS LICENSE FOR DISABLED VETERANS
Under Texas Transportation Code Title 7, Chapter 521, Section 521.426, Texas drivers licenses may be furnished free of charge to veterans who have service-connected disabilities rated 60% or more by the VA or by a branch of the Armed Forces of the U.S. Application must be made prior to the time present drivers license expires. Application forms may be obtained from Department of Public Safety's license examining offices located throughout the State.

Bad press, including major mockery of the plan by comedian Jon
Stewart, led to President Obama abandoning his proposal to require
veterans carry private health insurance to cover the estimated $540
million annual cost to the federal government of treatment for injuries
to military personnel received during their tours on active duty. The
President admitted that he was puzzled by the magnitude of the
opposition to his proposal..
"Look, it's an all volunteer force," Obama complained. "Nobody
made these guys go to war. They had to have known and accepted the
risks. Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice? It
doesn't compute.." "I thought these were people who were proud to
sacrifice for their country, "Obama continued. "I wasn't asking for
blood, just money. With the country facing the worst financial crisis in
its history, I'd have thought that the patriotic thing to do would be to
try to help reduce the nation's deficit. I guess I underestimated the
selfishness of some of my fellow Americans."

Please pass this on to every one including every vet and their
families whom you know.
How in the world did a person with this mindset become our
leader? I didn't vote for him!!!
REMEMBER THIS STATEMENT... "Nobody made these guys go to war. They had
to have known and accepted the risks. Now they whine about bearing the
costs of their choice?
If this ASS thinks he will ever get another vote from an Active Duty,
Reserve, National Guard service member or veteran of a military service
he ought to think it over. If you or a family member is or has served
their country please pass this to them. Please pass this to everyone.
I'm guessing that other than the 20-25 percent hardcore liberals in the
US will agree that this is just another example why this is the worst
president in American history. Remind everyone over and over how this
man thinks, while he bows to the Saudi Arabian king.

UPDATE; Now, its evident that taking away our healthcare by way of changing Tricare for Life, is not going to get rid of his biggest problem--Veterans, NOW he wants to pull the plug on our brother vets that are in the hospital. Read this;WSJ: Obama and Shinseki now pressuring Veterans toward Euthanasia
The Wall Street Journal just published a shocking editorial written by a respected University President, confirming the Obama Administration is now using VA hospitals to order doctors to pressure all military veterans to sign "pull the plug" do-not-resuscitate orders, hastening their premature deaths through mandatory "end of life" counseling. MORE HERE THE FULL, DISGUSTING STORY

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