Commissioner Alberto Treviño III

Today is National Intern Day and we are celebrating our intern, Regina Macias. National Intern Day is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating our future leaders – especially our future Texas leaders!! Regina has been working side-by-side with our attorneys in the Office of Commissioner Representing Labor with the Texas Workforce Commission . We loved having Regina and wish her all the best in her future law career. Thank you Regina!!!

Welcome to the Texas Rising Star Early Educator Conference in Houston, Texas. I appreciate our child care staff who work really hard to bring you professional development, best practices and networking opportunities for the 7th year. We value your dedication as educators and teachers for our young children. I am always amazed at the fortitude and strength that early childhood educators, business owners or directors bring with them every day as they work hard to educate our youngest Texans. The goal of this conference is to help you continue with quality improvement so that all children will benefit from recognized, quality early-learning programs. #TreviñoAcrossTx #childcare #earlylearning #TexasRisingStar

It’s always a pleasure to speak with trade members, advisory board members, and officers of the Texas State Association of Electrical Workers of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) . As we continue to work together to strengthen the Texas economy and workforce . As we work closely with our Workforce Solutions boards, there are several programs to enhance partnerships and benefit the trades and #Apprenticeship programs. This includes Adult Education and Literacy, Digital Skills Building and Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Training and upskilling Texans is extremely important if we want to continue to create a workforce that is well prepared for the future. Thank you Rick Levy, President of Texas AFL-CIO ; Bo Delp, Executive Director of Texas Climate Jobs Project; Craig Miller, Secretary Treasurer for the Texas State Association of Electrical Workers; Daryl Stewart, Retired Local Union 527 member; Joshua Spoor, Business Manager IBEW Local Union 527 and guest speaker, Mark M. McDermott. #TreviñoAcrossTx #electricalworkers

We are celebrating Jobs & Education for Texans grants with big checks totaling over $578,000 for two grant recipients, including Jim Hogg County ISD (in partnership with Coastal Bend College ) and United ISD (in partnership with Laredo College ). In the first year of the grants, the funding will help train 1,226 students in high demand occupations in Healthcare and Welding. Thank you to everyone who attended including Rogelio Trevino, Executive Director for Workforce Solutions for South Texas ; Dr. Susana P. Garza, Jim Hogg County ISD Superintendent; Rebecca Morales, United ISD Assistant Superintendent for Administration and Policies/Co-Administer in Charge; Dr. Minita Ramirez, President of Laredo College; Dr. Esmeralda Vargas, Acting Dean of Health Sciences and PA Program Director of Laredo College; and Ms. Lupita Zepeda, President of Laredo College Board of Trustees. #Texasworkforce #TreviñoAcrossTX #CTE

Have a safe and fun July 4th holiday. #TreviñoAcrossTX

It is wonderful to be back in Deep East Texas to give a warm welcome to business owners at the Governor’s Small Business Summit in Lufkin, Texas. Great information, networking, and panels set up to specifically meet the needs of small business owners. Texas continues to be a great place to grow a business. The fine folks with the Office of the Governor the Texas Economic Development can help you build that business. As Texas workforce continues to break records in growth, Texas Workforce Commission continues to help train Texans through our services and programs for high-demand skills training, quality child care and giving folks a second chance. We also assist veterans and their families as they transition from military service to civilian life. Thank you to Dr. Michael J. Simon, President of Angelina College for hosting this event. It was great to see Betty Russo, Gulf Coast/East Texas Regional Representative for the Office of the Governor; Mark Durand, CEO of Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas ; Mark Hicks, Mayor of the City of Lufkin; and Eddie Hopkins, Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas Board Member. #TreviñoAcrossTX #workforcesolutions #smallbusiness

Stronger Partnerships, Stronger Protections. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division brought together labor standards agency leadership from around the country to strengthen partnerships, share best practices, and discuss key priorities and emerging trends in labor standards enforcement. Received some great insight during the forum from state and local government representatives sharing their unique experience, trusted insights, and perspective to help foster greater collaboration in labor standards outreach, education and enforcement. Featured speakers are US DOL Acting Secretary Julie Su, US DOL Wage and Hour Division Administrator Jessica Looman, and US DOL Wage and Hour Division Southwest Regional Administrator Betty Campell.

Congratulations to the South Texas Electrical JATC graduation class of 2024!! This is the largest graduation class to date. Your hard work and commitment have paid off – woohoo!! It takes serious dedication to work, go to classes and still have time for yourself or family. Best wishes as you go into the next phase of your career. Again, congratulations on this achievement and just one of many milestones in your lifetime. I wish you the best in your careers. Thank you John Martin, Training Director for South Texas Electrical JATC and keynote speaker, Vince Real, President/CO of Big State Electrical and South Texas Electrical JATC Alumni. #TexasApprenticeship #TreviñoAcrossTx