You can bid on tracts of land the Veterans Land Board puts up for sale every January, April, July and October, ahead of the general public. You can pay with a Veterans Land Board land loan, and the same loan can be used for other non-commercial tracts of one acre or more. Land that does not sell at these quarterly sales is then opened to public purchase.
Watch the Veterans Land Board land sale page for the quarterly listings and bidding instructions, and get your land loan pre-approved if you plan to finance the purchase.
Proof of Texas residency and your service documentation, plus your bid and any deposit the sale terms require.