# It's Official — Texas AI Consulting Is VetHUB Certified **March 12, 2026 — a date I'll never forget.** Today, I received the letter from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Texas AI Consulting, LLC is officially **VetHUB certified** by the State of Texas. I sat with that letter for a while before I could even process it. Not because it was unexpected — I'd been working toward it since the day I filed my LLC. But because of what it *means*. What it represents. And the road it took to get here. --- ## A Lifetime of Service I've spent my entire adult life in service. That's not something I say lightly — it's just the truth. At seventeen years old, I raised my right hand and swore an oath to defend this country. I served **21 years** in the United States Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. I deployed to **Iraq** and **Afghanistan** — three combat deployments total. I flew aeromedical evacuation missions as a **Flight Nurse** with the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, caring for wounded warriors inside cargo aircraft at altitude, with limited equipment, making life-or-death decisions that couldn't wait. For that service, I was awarded the **Air Force Air Medal**.

21 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE

🎖️ Retired U.S. Air Force Reservist
🛡️ 3 Combat Deployments — Iraq & Afghanistan
✈️ Flight Nurse — 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
🏅 Air Force Air Medal recipient
🏥 20+ years as a Registered Nurse, simultaneously serving

While I wore the uniform, I also maintained a full-time civilian nursing career — twenty years at the bedside, caring for families in their most vulnerable moments. Emergency departments. ICUs. Progressive care units. I worked in the places most people never want to see — and I did it willingly, because that's who I am. **Service is not something I did. It's something I am.** --- ## Why This Moment Hits Different When I founded Texas AI Consulting on January 28, 2026, I wasn't just starting a business. I was answering a call. The same kind of call I answered when I enlisted. The same kind of call I answered every time I walked into a patient's room. This time, the call came from Texas. The State of Texas created the **VetHUB (Veteran Historically Underutilized Business)** program to recognize veteran-owned businesses and give them a seat at the table for state contracting opportunities. Texas recently restructured the entire HUB program, significantly tightening eligibility requirements. Being certified means something real — it means you've been vetted, validated, and recognized by the great State of Texas. And now, **Texas AI Consulting holds that certification.**

VETHUB CERTIFIED — STATE OF TEXAS

Texas AI Consulting, LLC is officially recognized as a Veteran Historically Underutilized Business by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, effective March 12, 2026.

I'm not going to lie — when I read that letter, I got emotional. Because this isn't just a piece of paper. This is the State of Texas saying, *"We see your service. We value it. And we want you at the table."* That means everything to a veteran. --- ## Thank You, Texas I want to say something from my heart: **thank you, Texas.** Thank you for creating a program that honors the men and women who served this nation. Thank you for giving veterans a real pathway — not just lip service, but an actual seat at the table. Thank you for recognizing that the discipline, the resilience, the leadership, and the sheer grit that comes from military service translates directly into business excellence. Texas has always been a state that takes care of its own. The Lone Star State doesn't just talk about supporting veterans — it puts mechanisms in place to make it happen. And as someone who chose to make Texas home after years of service across this country and around the world, I'm deeply grateful. **I served my country for 21 years.** Across oceans. In combat zones. In hospitals. In the air and on the ground. **Now I get to serve the State of Texas.** And I could not be more proud. --- ## A New Chapter I'll be honest with you — this feels like the beginning of the most important chapter of my life. My military career taught me leadership, discipline, and how to perform under pressure when lives are on the line. My nursing career taught me compassion, critical thinking, and what it means to show up for people when they need you most. My training in AI engineering and full-stack development gave me the tools to build solutions that can change outcomes at scale. All of those threads — every deployment, every night shift, every line of code — they all come together *right here*. In this moment. In this company. Texas AI Consulting isn't just a business to me. It's the culmination of everything I've been building toward. A veteran-owned, Texas-certified company that brings clinical expertise, technical excellence, and a servant's heart to every project we touch.

WHAT VETHUB CERTIFICATION MEANS FOR YOU

✅ State agencies can count contracts with us toward HUB goals
✅ Prime contractors can partner with us for subcontracting HUB requirements
✅ Healthcare organizations gain a certified veteran-owned AI partner
✅ Texas businesses can work with a company built on service, integrity, and results

--- ## Looking Forward I'm looking forward to this chapter. All of it. The early mornings. The late nights. The challenges that haven't come yet. The solutions we'll build. The lives we'll impact. I started my career by raising my right hand for my country. I continued it by holding the hands of patients fighting for their lives. And now I'm extending that same hand to the State of Texas — to build, to serve, and to deliver AI solutions that make a real difference. To every fellow veteran out there who's thinking about starting their own business — **do it.** Texas has your back. The VetHUB program is real, it's meaningful, and it opens doors. To the State of Texas — I won't let you down. You gave me an opportunity. I intend to honor it. **God Bless Texas. 🇺🇸** --- *Texas AI Consulting | Veteran-Owned. VetHUB Certified. Built to Serve.*

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It's Official — Texas AI Consulting Is VetHUB Certified