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December
December 21, 2018 - Texas' Unemployment Rate Remains at Historic Low 3.7 Percent
December 6, 2018 - Average Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates Decrease for Texas Employers
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November
November 30, 2018 - PRESCO Polymers LP Honored as Small Employer of the Year at Texas Workforce Conference
November 30, 2018 - Eaton’s B-Line Honored as Large Employer of the Year at Texas Workforce Conference
November 16, 2018 - Texas’ Unemployment Rate Hits Historic Low 3.7 Percent
November 12, 2018 -
TWC
Celebrates Texas Apprenticeship Week and National Apprenticeship Week
November 7, 2018 - Amarillo College Partners With Health Care Consortium for $549,774 Job-Training Grant
November 5, 2018 - Texas Workforce Commission Launches Jobs Y’all Career Exploration Campaign
November 5, 2018 - Texas Workforce Commission Celebrates Texas Veterans for Their Service
November 1, 2018 - Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Partners With CyberDefenses Inc. to Support Texas Industry Partnership Initiative
November 1, 2018 - Shannon Medical Center Partners With Howard College for $142,054 Job-Training Grant
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October
October 26, 2018 - Hiring Red, White & You! Veterans Hiring Fair to Take Place November 8
October 24, 2018 - Workforce Solutions Concho Valley and City of San Angelo Development Corporation Partner with Howard College to Target High-Demand Job Training
October 23, 2018 - TWC Announces Finalists for 2018 Texas Workforce Solutions Employers of the Year
October 19, 2018 - Texas’ Unemployment Rate Falls to New Record Low 3.8 Percent
October 18, 2018 - Business Consortium Partners With Collin College for $294,190 Job-Training Grant
October 17, 2018 - TWC Commissioner Julian Alvarez Announced as Recipient of the 2018 Appointed Official of the Year Award by the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children
October 17, 2018 - TWC Welcomes Newly Appointed Commissioner Representing the Public Robert D. Thomas
October 12, 2018 - Texas Workforce Commissioner Julian Alvarez Highlights Role of Apprenticeships in Providing Career Pathways for Youth with Disabilities
October 10, 2018 - Environmental Development Partners LLC Partners With Wharton County Junior College for $383,615 Job-Training Grant
October 10, 2018 - TX Hires Vets Forum Helps Employers in Houston Hire and Retain Texas Veterans
October 9, 2018 - Manufacturing Consortium, TPCO America Corporation Inc. and Del Mar College Receive Job-Training Grants Totaling $1,161,997
October 9, 2018 - Texas A&M Named New Host of the Texas Science and Engineering Fair
October 8, 2018 - Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen Partners With Texas State Technical College for $301,238 Job-Training Grant
October 5, 2018 - Texas HireAbility Campaign Connects Employers to Job Seekers With Disabilities
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September
September 21, 2018 - Texas Economy Adds 32,000 Positions in August
September 13, 2018 - Thomson Reuters Applications Inc. Partners with Brookhaven College for $455,400 Job-Training Grant
September 12, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in College Station
September 7, 2018 - TWC Awards Grants to Support Career Training Through Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program
September 6, 2018 - Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing Consortium Partners With Cedar Valley College for $1,282,202 Job-Training Grant
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August
August 29, 2018 - A Labor Day Message from the Commissioners of the Texas Workforce Commission
August 29, 2018 - Komatsu Partners with Texas State Technical College for $131,404 Job-Training Grant
August 27, 2018 - Jostens Inc. Partners with North Central Texas College for $600,896 Job-Training Grant
August 23, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Amarillo
August 21, 2018 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions Partners with Galveston College for $60,926 Job-Training Grant
August 17, 2018 - DiverseAbility Forum Addresses Hiring and Retaining Individuals With Disabilities
August 17, 2018 - Texas Economy Adds 23,500 Positions in July
August 13, 2018 - Workforce Solutions of Central Texas and Belton Economic Development Corp. Partner with CompTIA to Target High-Demand Job Training
August 7, 2018 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Texas State Technical College for $155,128 Job-Training Grant
August 3, 2018 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Richland College for $705,439 Job-Training Grant
August 3, 2018 - Disaster Unemployment Aid Now Available for 1 Additional Texas County: Jim Wells County
August 2, 2018 - Governor Abbott Names Ruth Ruggero Hughs Chair of Texas Workforce Commission
August 1, 2018 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Angelina College for $682,161 Job-Training Grant
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July
July 27, 2018 - Workforce Solutions Cameron Partner With Cameron County Education Initiative Inc. to Support Texas Industry Partnership Initiative
July 26, 2018 - Texas Workforce Commission to Modernize WorkInTexas.com
July 25, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Round Rock
July 23, 2018 - Three Houston Residents Sentenced, One Pending for Unemployment Insurance Fraud
July 20, 2018 - Texas economy adds 27,200 positions in June
July 19, 2018 - Flex-N-Gate Texas LLC Partners with Tarrant County College for $97,436 Job-Training Grant
July 18, 2018 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Austin Community College for $312,956 Job-Training Grant
July 13, 2018 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with San Jacinto College for $275,402 Job-Training Grant
July 12, 2018 - Lubbock Economic Development Corporation and Workforce Solutions South Plains Partner to Support $180,670 in High-Demand Job Training
July 11, 2018 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with McLennan Community College for $300,959 Job-Training Grant
July 11, 2018 - Federal Disaster Aid for Flooding Available in Hidalgo and Cameron Counties
July 10, 2018 - After Near Decade of Leadership and Twenty Years of Public Service, TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar Announces Resignation
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June
June 27, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Abilene
June 21, 2018 - Texas to Expand High Quality Child Care Programs in Texas
June 21, 2018 - Hendrick Provider Network Partners with Texas State Technical College for $110,512 Job-Training Grant
June 15, 2018 - Texas Economy Adds 34,700 positions in May
June 13, 2018 - TWC Awards Grants in Support of Camp Code for Girls
June 13, 2018 - TWC Commissioner Ruth Ruggero Hughs to Join Landmark Gathering of State and Federal STEM Education Leaders at the White House
June 4, 2018 - Nearly $1 Million Awarded to 13 Colleges and Universities to Host STEM Camps
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May
May 31, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Arlington
May 30, 2018 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Texas State Technical College for $419,590 Job-Training Grant
May 24, 2018 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Texas State Technical College for $197,253 Job-Training Grant
May 22, 2016 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Odessa
May 18, 2018 - Texas Economy Adds 39,600 Positions in April
May 16, 2018 - BASF Corp. Partners with Brazosport College for $157,608 Job-Training Grant
May 14, 2018 - Troops Called to Duty Protected by Military Deployment Discrimination Law
May 9, 2018 - Fibergrate Composite Structures Inc. and Schreiber Foods Inc. Partner with Ranger College for $775,615 Job-Training Grant
May 2, 2018 - Manitou Group Partners with Texas State Technical College for $283,116 Job-Training Grant
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April
April 25, 2018 - Seguin and New Braunfels Collaboration Targets High-Demand Job Training
April 20, 2018 - Texas Adds 32,000 Nonfarm Positions in March
April 13, 2018 - Summer Work Program Aims to Connect 2,000 Texas Students with Jobs
April 11, 2018 - CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Partners with Del Mar College for $500,000 Job-Training Grant
April 11, 2018 - Texas Workforce Commission Launches TexasLaborAnalysis.com
April 10, 2018 - CK Technologies, LLC Partners with Texas Southmost College for $361,033 Job-Training Grant
April 10, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in San Angelo
April 6, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in El Paso
April 6, 2018 - E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Firestone Polymers, LLC Partner with Lamar State College for $316,251 Job-Training Grants
April 5, 2018 - Maritime Technology Consortium Partners with San Jacinto College for $382,548 Job-Training Grant
April 3, 2018 - Texas Employers Commit to the Texas Internship Challenge
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March
March 30, 2018 - Texas Middle and High Schools Showcase Innovative Young Scientists at 2018 Texas Science and Engineering Fair
March 23, 2018 - State Agencies to Host Sixth Annual Historically Underutilized Business Fair
March 23, 2018 - Technology Consortium Partners with Richland College for $523,089 Job-Training Grant
March 23, 2018 - Texas Private-Sector Employers Add 42,800 Positions in February
March 22, 2018 - TWC Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Federal Fair Housing Act
March 21, 2018 - Students to Compete at 2018 Texas Science and Engineering Fair in San Antonio
March 21, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in The Woodlands
March 9, 2018 - Texas Adds 240,500 Jobs Over the Year
March 8, 2018 - Sumner Manufacturing Partners with Houston Community College for $208,493 Job Training Grant
March 6, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Denison
March 2, 2018 - Texas Science and Engineering Fair Seeks Judges for 2018 Competition
March 2, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in San Antonio
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February
February 22, 2018 - Inspirus Partners with Tarrant County College for $198,503 Job-Training Grant
February 16, 2018 - Axis Pipe and Tube Inc. Partners with Blinn College for $469,880 Job-Training Grant
February 16, 2018 - FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Partners with Blinn College for $289,395 Job-Training Grant
February 5, 2018 - Texas Tri-Agency Partners Promote “Texas Internship Challenge” to Connect Education with Careers
February 1, 2018 - “Where Can I Intern?”: State Commissioners Challenge Texas Employers and Students
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January
January 29, 2018 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in McAllen
January 19, 2018 - Texas Adds 306,900 Jobs Over the Year
January 18, 2018 - Disaster Unemployment Benefit Payments for Hurricane Harvey Ending in February
January 10, 2018 -
TWC
Announces Online Payday Wage Claim Filing
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