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Veterans services requests funding to retain staff and expand claims work; cemetery operations remain state-funded

Nueces County Commissioners Court · July 11, 2025
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The Veterans Services director said the state-funded veterans cemetery received an additional $45,000 from the Veterans Land Board for salaries and asked the county to fund a previously ARPA-funded caseworker position and software and travel for accredited veterans service officers.

JJ De La Cerda, speaking for veterans services, told commissioners the veterans cemetery remains fully funded by the Texas Veterans Land Board and that the board approved an additional $45,000 this year to help the cemetery retain employees who currently earn low hourly wages. De La Cerda said retaining cemetery staff is critical for burial…

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