Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Collin County Veterans Expo Hosted by VLB and TVC

Learn more about the VLB's land loans, home loans, and Texas State Veterans Homes and Cemeteries.

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., encourages Veterans, Military Members, and their families to attend the Collin County Veterans Expo on Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Allen Senior Recreation Center hosted by the VLB, the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC), and Credit Union of Texas (CUTX).

This is a free, family-friendly event open to all ages that will provide information about the many benefits available to Veterans, Military Members, and their families through the North Texas VA Health Care System, VLB, TVC, local and county departments, and nonprofits.

There will be 40 vendor tables serving multiple categories of need, as well as a small walk-in VA Disability Claims Clinic run by TVC. Learn more about the VLB's land loans, home loans, and Texas State Veterans Homes and Cemeteries. File Veterans Benefits Administration and TVC claims on the spot while exploring resources for employment, health care, education, and more!

WHO: The Texas Veterans Land Board and the Texas Veterans Commission and the Credit Union of Texas

WHAT: The Collin County Veterans Expo

WHEN: Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Allen Senior Recreation Center 
                451 St. Mary Drive
                Allen, Texas 75002

CUTX will provide a free lunch while supplies last, and food trucks will be on-site. For more information or questions, contact Mallory.Morris@glo.texas.gov, comm@tvc.texas.gov, or LaurieThode@allentx.gov (214-509-4819)