Texas State Charge	Committee	Contacts	Links
Veteran Mental Health: Review current programs that provide direct and indirect mental health services to veterans in Texas. Identify barriers to accessing mental health resources for rural veterans. Make recommendations to improve access to mental health support for all veterans.	Texas State Senate Veteran Affairs Committee	Kelly Hancock, Chair Tan Parker, Vice Chair Cesar Blanco Sarah Eckhardt Roland Gutierrez Bob Hall Kevin Sparks	Veteran Affairs Committee Clerk: Kennedy Calvo - (512) 463-2211
Support Service Database for Texas Veterans: Review and report on the progress toward the creation of a single database to facilitate the seamless provision of veteran benefits by state agencies. Make recommendations to improve coordination among state, federal, and local agencies and others that provide benefits to veterans.	Texas State Senate Veteran Affairs Committee		Veteran Affairs Committee Clerk: Kennedy Calvo - (512) 463-2211
Strengthen Support for Veteran Housing: Study the accessibility and affordability of veteran housing. Identify factors that contribute to veteran homelessness. Determine whether the Veterans Land Board has the tools necessary to maximize their assistance to eligible borrowers in home lending. Make recommendations to update state standards related to veteran home loans and housing.	Texas State Senate Veteran Affairs Committee		Veteran Affairs Committee Clerk: Kennedy Calvo - (512) 463-2211
Identification and Support of Texas Veterans: Identify barriers to identifying and verification of veteran status. Make recommendations to improve identification efforts to better engage and support the state’s veteran populations.	Texas State Committee on Defense & Veterans Affairs	Terry Wilson, Chair Ray Lopez, Vice Chair Ben Bumgarner Mark Dorazio Jill Dutton James Frank Josey Garcia Penny Morales Shaw Sergio Muñoz, Jr.	Defense & Veterans Affairs Clerk: Andrew Harkey - (512) 463-1393
Professional License Portability for Military and Spouses: Evaluate compliance statewide with the Section 19 of the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-333, 50 U.S.C. §4025a), concerning the portability of professional licenses of service members and spouses and make recommendations to ensure that service members and their spouses may, under appropriate circumstances, continue to practice under a license issued by another jurisdiction.	Texas State Committee on Defense & Veterans Affairs
Strength of Texas Military Bases: Review the federal criteria for considering and recommending base closure or realignment and evaluate the strength of Texas Military Bases under the scoring system utilized by the U.S. Department of Defense. Make recommendations to mitigate the risk of realignments or closures of military installations in Texas.	Texas State Committee on Defense & Veterans Affairs