Texas Lottery Veteran Recognition: Tim Travis

Retired First Sergeant to be honored as Texas Football hosts Iowa State.

Tim Travis grew up all over the world, immersed among people, languages and cultures that weren't always just like his own. But he worked to understand and value them all the same.

His ability to communicate by reading non-verbal cues and assessing cultural norms has been instrumental in more than 30 years of public service. Travis retired in 2015 as a First Sergeant in the Texas Army National Guard, and he is preparing to retire in December after serving as a local police officer since 1987.

Though a native Texan, Travis spent much of his adolescent years overseas. His father was an international school administrator, so…