Section 2308.251 of the Texas Government Code defines a veteran as a person who:
- has served in:
- the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps of the United States, or the United States Public Health Service under 42 U.S.S. Section 201 et seq., as amended;
- the Texas military forces as defined by Section 437.001 of the Texas Government Code; or
- an auxiliary service of one of those branches of the armed forces; and
- has been honorably discharged from the branch of the service in which the person served