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Abbott and the Texas Workforce Commission Send $1.7 Million in Job Training Grants to Houston and the Rio Grande Valley

Four Skills Development Fund grants totaling $1,726,092 will provide customized training for 689 new and current workers in manufacturing, technology, logistics and other high-demand fields, the governor's announcement said.

By T.W.A. News Staff • October 30, 2026 at 12:35 AM CDT

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Abbott and the Texas Workforce Commission Send $1.7 Million in Job Training Grants to Houston and the Rio Grande Valley (T.W.A. NEWS)

Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday announced four Skills Development Fund grant awards totaling $1,726,092 to Houston City College, Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley and local partners, in an announcement carried by the governor's office and the Texas Workforce Commission.

The grants, administered by the Texas Workforce Commission, will help provide customized training for 689 new and current workers in high-demand occupations in manufacturing, technology, logistics and more, the announcement said.

The Skills Development Fund is the state's job-training grant program administered through the workforce commission and its local workforce development boards. The awards announced Thursday are directed to the Houston area and the Rio Grande Valley; no San Antonio-area recipient was named in the announcement.

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