TWC celebrates Apprenticeship Week Nov. 14-20

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is currently celebrating Apprenticeship Week Nov. 14-20, and encourages employers to explore how apprenticeship programs can support businesses, education partners, labor organizations, workforce partners and industry associations to meet the ongoing need for a...

Texas Workforce Commission presents $200k JET Grant to LSCO

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) held a press conference July 13 at Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) to announce the funding of a $208,741 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant for LSCO’s Nursing and Health-related Programs.

TWC releases child care report

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has released Child Care by the Numbers, an overview of subsidized child care data since October 2014.

Additional $600 federal unemployment benefit ends July 25

Though other CARES Act benefits meant to mitigate financial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will continue through December, the Texas Workforce Commission sent out a reminder to claimants on July 13 that the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) ends the week of July 25, meaning...