With this as background, I was pleasantly surprised by a benefit the state of Texas affords some of its veterans. In recent years, specialty license plates have become a popular means for states to raise revenue. Charities and colleges each have their special plate advertising their cause or team for a price. I knew that Texas, at little or no cost, provided some of these plates to select groups of deserving individuals, such as winners of the Congressional Medal of Honor and those who earned a Purple Heart.
About a year ago, I was driving around FT Hood and spotted a plate I had not seen before...one with an image of a Legion of Merit medal emblazoned upon it. I checked the TxDMV website, and sure enough, if I was willing to fill out some paperwork and find a copy of my DD214, a set of plates with what my Lovely Bride calls my "pretty medal" could be mine. There was something about paying registration fees, so I assumed I would have to pay my usual annual fee for the privilege of using these nifty reminders of my military service. Last week the anniversary of my getting these plates was approaching, so I was not surprised to receive a renewal notice in the mail one day. On opening the notice, I was startled to see there was no renewal fee listed. The next time I was in town, I found my way into the county tax office to try to rectify whatever error had been made, only to be told that there was no error...there really was no annual renewal fee for holders of the Legion of Merit.

Texas DMV Military & Veteran License Plates
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