{"id":5259,"date":"2026-06-23T04:02:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5259"},"modified":"2026-06-23T04:02:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:02:04","slug":"gov-abbott-orders-texas-agencies-to-expand-trade-and-workforce-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5259","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Abbott orders Texas agencies to expand trade and workforce training"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AUSTIN, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday directed four state agencies to immediately expand workforce training programs, apprenticeships and career education opportunities as Texas employees cointnue to seek more skilled workers to fill high-demand jobs.<\/p>

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New directives for Texas job training and apprenticeships<\/h2>
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What we know:<\/p>

Speaking at a press conference at the Governor’s Mansion, Abbott announced a series of directives developed by the Texas Jobs Council, a group created by the Governor in March to identify ways to strengthen the workforce pipeline in Texas through executive action, or actions conducted by an agency.<\/p>

“The demand for a high-skilled workforce has never been greater,” Abbott said. “We want to make sure we have the best-trained workforce in the United States.”<\/p>

Texas Jobs Council co-chairs Megan Mauro, interim president of the Texas Association of Business, and Brent Taylor, Southern Region vice president of the Teamsters, joined Abbott at the announcement.<\/p>

Big picture view:<\/p>

The directives affect the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Education Agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.<\/p>

Under Abbott\u2019s order, the Texas Workforce Commission is directed to do the following:\u00a0<\/p>