Texas Awards More Than $54 Million in Technical Career Education Grants

Texas Awards More Than $54 Million in Technical Career Education Grants
An oil pumpjack works in the Permian Basin oil field in Stanton, Texas, on March 12, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Jana J. Pruet
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The Texas Workforce Commission has awarded more than $54 million in jobs and education grants to public schools across the state.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that 152 grants have been awarded through the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) program. The grants are going to public community, state, and technical colleges, school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools in Texas.
Jana J. Pruet
Jana J. Pruet
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