In Texas DPS statement, Wendy Davis pushes vet. funding program
Texas Democrats Sen. Wendy Davis and Rep. Joe Farias joined the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Veterans Commission in announcing a new way Texans can donate to veterans.
The state now offers customers to make voluntary contributions to the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance when they apply for an original or renewal driver license or personal identification card.
“For more than 200 years, courageous men and women have joined the U.S. Military and selflessly fulfilled a pledge to serve and protect this great nation at all costs,” DPS Director Steven McCraw said in a news release. “This donation option is a new way for Texas residents to honor and assist veterans across the state, and we’re proud to facilitate this effort.”
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Davis, who is running for governor against Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott, sponsored the legislation during the 83rd session.
“We need to honor the sacrifice made by our veterans and military families,” she said in a statement. “I am proud to have pushed to create another venue for Texans to show their generosity and make a financial contribution to our nation’s heroes who have already sacrificed so much.”
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