As of 1993 the board had three programs, including the Veterans' Land Program, initiated in 1949. The board purchased land directly from the seller and resold it to veterans on a thirty-year contract of sale and purchase. Since inception of the program more than 130,000 loans have been made to purchase more than 4.5 million acres. The Texas Veterans' Housing Assistance Program began in 1983. In 1986 the Texas Veterans' Home Improvement Program was instituted.
Programs are self-supporting and no tax money is used.
There were approximately 175 employees. The Texas State Historical Association, 1997,1998,1999.