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Veterans

August 10, 2023
Austin, TX – Today, Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) urged Austin veterans who were exposed to toxic substances and may be eligible for expanded VA health care and benefits under the PACT Act to file a claim—or submit an intent to file—by August 14, 2023, to receive benefits backdated to August 10, 2022.
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So many veterans have planned their lives around the benefits promised to them as service members and they should not be forced to bear the weight of balancing our Nation's budget on their backs.


May 28, 2021
Austin, T.X. – Today, Saturday, May 29, at 10 AM to 11 AM, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett is joining the East Austin Lions Club in continuing their longstanding tradition of honoring our veterans with a Flag Raising Veterans Ceremony and short program. Congressman Doggett will be joining event organizer, Leon Hernandez, at the 900 block of East Cesar Chavez St. and Brushy St. The event will feature a gun salute ceremony by Tejanos In Action, followed by speakers reflecting on those we have lost in the horrors of war and how to recommit to honoring the memory of our fallen fellow citizens.
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May 1, 2020
An Austin-area veteran says Austin Community College sent him an email Thursday, telling him his GI Bill benefits were going to be slashed -- all because the school was listing summer school courses in a way that meant veterans wouldn't get the full housing benefit they earned. This comes as the school continues to offer online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 10, 2020
SAN ANTONIO — Two months ago, a career military firefighter, we'll identify only as Albert, shared the extend of this exposure to a toxic firefighting foam containing PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances).

November 10, 2019
Thousands from Military City, U.S.A. — and beyond — lined the streets of downtown Saturday for a parade honoring Veterans Day. About 100 floats wound their way from Avenue E and Houston Street to Milam Park, where a small festival was held.
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