created<\/a>\u00a0the Texas Jobs Council in March to develop legislative recommendations and actionable items that can be implemented immediately through executive or agency authority. The council worked with the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Education Agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to develop a series of\u00a0recommendations.\u00a0<\/p>\nBased on those recommendations, Governor Abbott is directing the following:<\/p>\n
Texas Workforce Commission<\/p>\n
\tExpand apprenticeship opportunities by identifying new apprenticeable occupations across Texas industries.
\n\tCreate a one-stop online hub so Texans can easily access all state\u00a0career planning resources in one place.<\/p>\n
Develop unified career pathways for Texans facing barriers to employment, including veterans, foster youth, and people with disabilities.<\/p>\n
\tLaunch digital Learning and Employment Records through the Tri-Agency Workforce\u00a0Initiative\u00a0to streamline connections between employers and jobseekers.<\/p>\n
Texas Education Agency<\/p>\n
\tRecruit more skilled trades professionals to teach high school Career and Technical Education courses by expanding local teaching permits and issuing clear guidance for school districts.
\n\tUpdate the list of approved industry certifications to better align with current workforce needs and high-demand jobs.
\n\tBring hands-on \u201ctry the trades\u201d experiences to rural and small school districts through expanded mobile STEM labs.
\n\tExpand the Texas Regional Pathways Network statewide to increase access to workforce dual credit for high school students.<\/p>\n
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board<\/p>\n
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation<\/p>\n
\tReview age requirements to safely expand opportunities for younger Texans to enter apprenticeships, CTE programs,\u00a0and licensed trades\u00a0earlier.<\/p>\n
Waive renewal fees and reduce\u00a0continuing education requirements for more than 20,000 CTE instructors, encouraging more skilled professionals to teach multitudes more licensed tradesmen.<\/p>\n
\tAllow rigorous training experiences to count toward on-the-job experience requirements for faster paths to licensure while maintaining high standards.
\n\tExpand onsite and remote licensing exam options so Texans can move more quickly from training into licensed careers.<\/p>\n
These immediate actions demonstrate Texas\u2019 commitment to opportunity, economic growth and ensuring every Texan succeeds\u00a0in the state\u2019s booming economy.<\/p>\n
The Governor was joined at the announcement by Texas Jobs Council co-chair Megan Mauro, interim president of the Texas Association of Business, and Council co-chair Brent Taylor, Southern Region vice president of the Teamsters, along with other business and labor leaders and state officials.<\/p>\n
The council will reconvene this fall to develop legislative recommendations for the 90th Legislature. A final report is expected in November 2026.<\/p>\n
Additional photos of the press conference will be provided here when available.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"June 22, 2026 | Austin, Texas | Press Release \u00a0Governor Greg Abbott today announced a series of agency…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345883,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-345882","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\/345882","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=345882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}