Hazlewood Act Exemption
Texas Veterans Commission
Up to 150 credit hours of tuition and most fees at Texas public colleges for qualifying Texas veterans, their spouses and children (incl. Legacy transfer to a child).
- How much
- up to 150 semester credit hours of tuition and most fees
- Who qualifies
- Texas veterans (honorable discharge, 181+ days active duty); spouses and children of KIA/MIA/service-connected deceased or 100% disabled/IU veterans; Legacy children of eligible veterans
- Texas public institutions only (not private schools). Veteran must reside in Texas (except 100% T&P/IU veteran whose spouse/child uses own hours). Legacy child age limit 25 (stops at 26). Only tax-supported courses (or governing-board-approved non-funded courses). Excessive-hours and SAP GPA rules apply.
- For students starting college, undergrads, grad students, trade school students, adults going back to school
- When to apply
- Apply any time No statewide deadline; submit to your college each term per its deadline.
- How to apply
- Be accepted at a Texas public college
- Register on the TVC Hazlewood database
- Submit the Hazlewood application (Form TVC-ED-1), DD214, VA Certificate of Eligibility if applicable, and any school-required documents to your college
- Check the school's own deadline
- A 60-day tuition deferment form is available if paperwork is delayed
- What you'll need
- state application + membership
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (tvc.texas.gov), page 2, page 3 and page 4
The details
Three tiers in one program. VETERAN: up to 150 hours of tuition exemption including most fees at Texas public institutions (not living expenses, books or supply fees). Must have entered service in Texas or had Texas as home of record, served 181+ days active duty (excluding initial training), honorable or general-under-honorable discharge, currently live in Texas, have no federal veteran education benefit that pays tuition (e.g., Chapter 33/31) or one that doesn't cover full tuition, and not be in default on a Texas student loan. LEGACY CHILD: a qualifying veteran can transfer unused hours to one child at a time (biological, step, adopted or tax dependent), who must be a Texas resident and 25 or younger at the start of the term (benefit stops at 26). SPOUSE/DEPENDENT: if the veteran (Texas entry/home of record) was KIA, MIA, died of service-related causes, or is rated 100% service-connected disabled or individually unemployable by the VA (also Texas National Guard members killed on duty or so rated), each spouse and child gets their own 150 hours, no age limit. Must be in a degree or certificate program and meet the school's SAP GPA (waived for spouse/child of KIA/MIA/service-connected deceased).
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