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AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced four career training grants totaling $794,546 have been awarded to four schools in Southeast Texas to train students for high-demand, good-paying jobs after graduation. These Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants, awarded through the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), will support career and technical education (CTE) training programs by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train more than 260 students for high-demand occupations as welders, nurses, and more.

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today announced 10 career training grants totaling over $2.4 million have been awarded to 10 schools in the Gulf Coast area to train students for high-demand, good-paying jobs after graduation. These Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants, awarded through Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), will support career and technical education (CTE) training programs by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train over 800 students for high-demand occupations as registered nurses, health technologists, civil engineers, welders, and more.

AUSTIN –The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is now accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) as a result of severe storms and flooding in South Texas that began March 26. As noted in the May 23 announcement from Governor Greg Abbott and the Presidential Disaster Declaration (DR-4871-TX) dated May 21, 2025, workers and self-employed individuals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy Counties who have been unable to work due to damage sustained from severe storms and flooding may be eligible for DUA benefits.

AUSTIN ⎯ The Texas labor market reached record highs in both total jobs and the size of the civilian labor force in April. Texas added 37,700 positions over the month to reach a total of 14,320,100 nonfarm jobs. The state added 215,500 jobs over the year, bringing the annual nonfarm growth rate to 1.5 percent which outpaced the national growth rate by 0.3 percentage points.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced three career training grants totaling over $580,700 have been awarded to three schools in the Metroplex region to train students for high-demand, good-paying jobs after graduation. These Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants, awarded through the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), will support career and technical education (CTE) training programs by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train more than 280 students for high-demand occupations as medical assistants and heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. Learn more about the JET grants.

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today announced a more than $85,000 Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant awarded to El Paso Community College by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). Through this SDF grant, El Paso Community College will provide customized training to more than 100 new and current workers at Bain Enterprises LLC for high-demand occupations in civil engineering.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced three career training grants totaling over $739,700 have been awarded to three schools in the Panhandle area to train students for high-demand, good-paying jobs after graduation. These Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants, awarded through the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), will support career and technical education (CTE) training programs by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train more than 230 students for high-demand occupations as emergency medical technicians, nurses, and more.

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today announced five career training grants totaling over $1,531,600 have been awarded to five schools in the San Antonio area to train students for high-demand, good-paying jobs after graduation. These Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants, awarded through the Texas Workforce Commission, will support career and technical education (CTE) training programs by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train more than 650 students for high-demand occupations as software developers, nurses, welders, and more.

AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) joins in celebrating April 30 as National Apprenticeship Day. The nationwide event highlights the significant growth of apprenticeship programs through recent years and showcases how they are developing a highly skilled workforce to strengthen our economy. 

AUSTIN ⎯ The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is proud to highlight the success of its ApprenticeshipTexas program, which has helped Moore County Hospital, a rural healthcare provider, address a critical staffing shortage. Launched in 2023, this apprenticeship program has helped address the hospital’s nursing shortage, a challenge faced by many Texas healthcare facilities.