Recent Press Releases

October 14, 2019 - Cargill & Eagle Systems Partner with Texas State Technical College for $115,132 Job-Training Grant

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded Cargill & Eagle Systems in partnership with Texas State Technical College  a $115,132 Skills Development Fund grant. Read more about TSTC Waco's Skills Development Fund grant in the press release.

October 9, 2019 - Mueller Co., LLC Partners with Texas State Technical College for $107,705 Job-Training Grant

Mueller Co., LLC has partnered with Texas State Technical College to provide job training using a $107,705 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission. Read more about Texas State Technical College's Skills Development Fund grant in the press release.

October 9, 2019 - Texarkana College Awarded Nearly $1,000,000 in Grants

The Texas Workforce Commission has awarded two grants: a $781,361 Skills Development Fund grant to Texarkana College in partnership with Graphics Packaging International, LLC and a $196,534 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant to Texarkana College. These grants will benefit workers in the Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas area. Read more about the grants in the press release.

October 8, 2019 - Disaster Aid Available in Chambers, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, and Orange Counties

The Texas Workforce Commission  is accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance as a result of Tropical Storm Imelda.
Read more about how to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance related to Tropical Storm Imelda.
Lee más sobre Ayuda de desempleo por desastre (DA) como resultado de la tormenta tropical Imelda.

October 8, 2019 - 2019 Statewide Texas HireAbility Events Connect Employers and Job Seekers with Disabilities

The Texas Workforce Commission  is partnering with the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities and Texas Workforce Solutions for the Texas HireAbility campaign to raise awareness about the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. Read more about 2019 HireAbility events in the press release.

October 2, 2019 - Texas HireAbility Employer Forum to Focus on Recruiting, Hiring and Retaining Individuals with Disabilities

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) in partnership with the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities, Workforce Solutions Borderplex and Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services (TWS-VRS) hosted area employers, human resource professionals and employment stakeholders at the Texas HireAbility Employer Forum at the El Paso Zoo on Wednesday, October 2. Read more about the forum in the press release.

October 1, 2019 - TWC Awards FIRST in Texas a $1,000,000 Competitive Robotics Grant

Texas Workforce Commission has awarded FIRST in Texas a $1,000,000 Texas High School Competitive Robotics Education Team Development and Support Program grant. The purpose of the program is to expand statewide participation in robotics programs for high school students. Read more about the Robotics Program in the press release.