Press Release<\/a><\/p>\nGovernor Greg Abbott yesterday delivered remarks at the Texas State University (TXST) Concrete Industry Management (CIM) Annual Patrons Board Foundation Scholarship Gala. This event brings together state officials, industry partners, faculty, and students to support scholarships and enhance critical funding for TXST CIM.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe State of Texas understands the value that’s being provided by the CIM program,\u201d\u00a0said Governor Abbott \u201cThis program transforms the lives of everybody it touches. CIM graduates have 100% job placement and earn the highest\u00a0salary of any degree on campus. CIM graduates don’t just pour foundations; they become foundations that form the future of the great State of Texas.”<\/p>\n
During the event, Governor Abbott highlighted\u00a0the importance of the TXST\u00a0CIM program, which\u00a0equips Texas students with the\u00a0skills needed for\u00a0high-demand\u00a0careers\u00a0across the state. This program provides a direct pathway\u00a0from the\u00a0classroom to the\u00a0workforce, combining academic instruction with hands-on training and industry experience. As Texas continues to lead the nation in construction and infrastructure development, programs like TXST\u00a0CIM play a critical role in building a skilled workforce.<\/p>\n
The annual gala awards nearly $100,000 in scholarships each year, enabling more students to pursue high-demand careers in the aggregates,\u00a0concrete, and cement industry.<\/p>\n
Additional photos of the event will be provided here when available<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 24, 2026 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott yesterday delivered remarks at the Texas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-264473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}