"Caring for our Veterans and their families, including Veterans being laid to rest, is something we take very seriously and will always be a top priority."
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – "The men and women who staff our VLB State Veteran Cemeteries continue to achieve excellence, and I cannot thank them enough for their hard work," said Texas Land Commissioner – and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman – Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announcing that 99.28% of all respondents questioned through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2025 National Cemetery Administration State and Tribal Veterans Cemeteries Satisfaction Survey were satisfied with their overall experience at all four of the VLB's Texas State Veterans Cemeteries.
This impressive score is the latest metric to reflect the VLB's excellence in this area as Texas scored 99.03% in 2023, and 99.11% in 2024.View the VA's Satisfaction Survey here.
"As Chairwoman, caring for our Veterans and their families, including Veterans being laid to rest, is something we take very seriously and will always be a top priority," said Commissioner Buckingham.
"As we work to open our fifth state Veterans cemetery in December, it's my promise to all Texans to continue to provide the highest quality of service to Texas Veterans and their families."
These remarkable accomplishments would not be possible without the wonderful staff at each of the VLB's Texas State Veterans Cemeteries:
- The City of Mission at the Rio Grande Valley SVC
- Nueces County at the Coastal Bend SVC
- The City of Abilene at the Texas SVC at Abilene
- City of Killeen at the Central Texas SVC
