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A commissioner noted that the Office of the Governor\u0000s Economic Development and Tourism division recently added targeted industries to its March 4 statewide economic development strategic plan and observed that the TIP grant currently uses the governor's targeted industries to determine grant eligibility. Examples mentioned in the meeting included transportation and logistics; food and livestock products; hospitality, tourism and culture; and rare-earth and mineral mining.

The commissioner asked agency staff to review the governor's updated targeted-industry list and consider whether TWC should update TIP application guidance and other program materials to align with those priorities. Chairman Daniel suggested staff prepare a discussion paper for a future meeting. \"I think we probably need to weigh all of that and also look at our top in-demand job list,\" the chairman said, directing staff to bring the paper forward for public discussion and potential action.

Commissioners also suggested the agency consider emerging areas such as artificial intelligence when reviewing industry priorities. The commission did not take a formal vote on changing eligibility rules or guidance at this meeting; staff were asked to develop the paper to inform a future open meeting discussion.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TWC Commission Meeting | 3-25-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioners asked agency staff to prepare a discussion paper on adding industries from the governor\u0000\u0000s statewide economic development strategic plan to TWC programs and application guidance, including possible impacts on the Texas Industry Partnership (TIP) grant and in-demand job lists.","taxTitle","Workforce Commission (TWC), Departments and Agencies, Executive, Texas","taxId",17380,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6625021,"TWC staff served as resource witnesses on multiple House bills; agency scheduled additional testimony",110,1637000,1747000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2762949-8712e16bb2f7042d262478b9cb84ce8b&start=1637&end=1747","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2762949-8712e16bb2f7042d262478b9cb84ce8b/thumbnail_1637000.jpg","/articles/6625021/Texas/TWC-staff-served-as-resource-witnesses-on-multiple-House-bills-agency-scheduled-additional-testimony","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625021-13aeec21b52e45845105f4e5b91775bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1773578450&Signature=LF~PrB5Jx8Fiw2eKVaY1dQNklctBmL1DlDCuLhPG2ibkhJlT0tZRDfZdyXJPkpeVAjrgYf17mOb2wjcmNXbt6v9wnjPAFX2Iznkg8MqKQB7GBlonus9LnMd2zI~bukFYTCV7NASdaBbyH9HPkLib6cTS2CiLkmc3xHlCvKig1HsmXphBo-tUQAPgnFLrwXkYgvquQUc4q6tI3wr-lEntEX-XVKzHi2QVidJJ9T5Q79crc1sgzusZHFKS-aKd0ih724EL6KoFiPEHTOVYjFpZpXDa8bhDEOFUJ63OCNLKMqPL7BsummNaz1~zSv7efYWzhI69BLQWoZkfyvcRPLjaXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Texas Workforce Commission governmental relations staff reported that agency employees served as resource witnesses this week for several House committee hearings and that TWC will provide additional resource witness testimony on other bills pending in the House.

Michael Britt of governmental relations told commissioners that TWC provided resource witness testimony before the House Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development and the subcommittee on workforce on House Bill 322 by Rep. Guillen regarding the JET program; House Bill 1147 by Rep. Gomez, relating to a soft-skills pilot; and House Bill 1154 by Rep. Gomez, relating to a skilled labor task force for certain local workforce development boards. Britt said Mary York served as the agency\u0000resource witness for those three bills.

Britt also reported that the agency will provide resource witness testimony the next day on three TWC legislative proposals: HB 2768 (confidentiality of fraud detection and prevention), with Jason Stelinski as resource witness; HB 2791 (VR purchasing), with Tammy Martin as resource witness; and HB 3260 (industry-recognized apprenticeship program), with Mary York as resource witness. He added that the agency will testify on HB 2678 (apprenticeship for IT-related state positions) and that Mr. Serna would be the agency resource witness. Reagan Miller was identified as the agency resource witness for HB 1117 (governor\u0000task force on governance of early childhood education and care) before the House Public Education subcommittee on academic education.

Britt concluded by offering to answer questions; none were raised by commissioners.

The report provided commissioners with a preview of TWC's planned legislative engagement and identified staff members assigned as resource witnesses for specific bills.","TWC staff provided resource witness testimony this week on several House bills related to workforce programs and will provide additional testimony on other TWC legislative proposals, agency relations staff reported to commissioners.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6625025,"Commissioners debate multiple docket 13 wage claim and unemployment insurance cases; approve staff recommendations with listed exceptions",859,50000,909000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2762949-8712e16bb2f7042d262478b9cb84ce8b&start=50&end=909","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2762949-8712e16bb2f7042d262478b9cb84ce8b/thumbnail_50000.jpg","/articles/6625025/Texas/Commissioners-debate-multiple-docket-13-wage-claim-and-unemployment-insurance-cases-approve-staff-recommendations-with-listed-exceptions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625025-c89d0a4d1631ae4e62f62f486e8a19c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1773578450&Signature=SOWK4x0C1j6LpdvoB7v3wNnY7mFMELjk25DZ1JqTofaKkMZSndIvVMjLL7WOjABvUlEcek7SsrebWtv7NJFI23uyozHWNf8NqvkAZKjDBDZRgMW6P0stybqO9c-OoHizkQ6-0VBCcbVNP9QLSgGdaQ8UDQJiCuoj49BoyXfqmls9WX8r4WyHKOEGsEFKsYXTs8JR23LQvbeEwTAppdntwxaq39z0rBdFFar7OkdA7BVD0izkdN5HCdVsbzmsSqUiGRexkoLG7ZFTV0zfkeEIEInHnS7MVGesUe~7qOdE0jpP~OEFZbPRVYw1H2ojFX2PvEwAfCqs0XkDJdewEao4dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas Workforce Commission opened substantive review of several wage claim and unemployment insurance (UI) cases on docket 13, with commissioners debating case-specific facts and offering differing recommendations before accepting staff recommendations on the remaining cases with exceptions noted.

Commissioner Oscar Trevino led discussion on multiple cases and frequently recommended modifying appeals tribunal (AT) decisions, voiding initial determinations and resubmitting cases for merits testimony in several matters. \"The AT decision is not fully supportable,\" Trevino said during deliberations on case No. 2840690, arguing the employer submitted an amended response that should have prompted a corrected determination and resubmission.

On case No. 3490726, Trevino again recommended reversing the AT and resubmitting the matter because a determination was issued almost a year after the claimant\u0000stopped filing payment requests; he described that delay as sufficient \"commission misinformation\" to deem the appeal timely. In other cases, including Nos. 3656789 and 3682641, commissioners debated whether the claimant's actions qualified as misconduct; several commissioners recommended affirming AT findings of misconduct while others recommended reversal and resubmission or rehearing based on testimony credibility and missing employer evidence.

Commissioner Esparza pressed for rehearing in at least one case where the employer indicated it could present a firsthand witness whose testimony the employer had not yet offered. Esparza stated that testimony \"is relevant and material to the case at hand\" and recommended rehearing to obtain it.

After the case-by-case discussion, Chairman Daniel moved that the commission accept staff recommendations on the remaining wage claim cases on docket 13. A second was recorded and the motion was approved; commissioners also recorded short-form dissent lists identifying specific exceptions for wage claim cases. The commission then discussed the UI cases pulled for additional review and similarly took a motion to accept staff recommendations on the remaining UI cases on docket 13; that motion also passed with exceptions noted on a UI short-form dissent list.

Transcript entries show multiple specific recommended dispositions recorded in the discussion, including recommendations to modify AT decisions, void initial determinations and resubmit cases, reverse AT findings, affirm AT findings of misconduct, rehear cases to obtain new witness testimony and to deem late appeals timely in light of commission delays. Commissioners used \"short form\" procedures to record concurring or dissenting positions on specific case outcomes for docket 13.

The commission recessed after the vote and planned follow-up processing of the short-form dispositions for the docket.","Commissioners discussed several individual wage claim and unemployment insurance cases on docket 13, with differing recommended outcomes on multiple matters. The commission voted to accept staff recommendations on the remaining cases, noting exceptions recorded on short-form dissent lists for both wage claim and UI dockets.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6625031,"Texas Workforce Commission approves FY2024 annual and supplemental reports, amends commissioner message",371,1189000,1560000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2762949-8712e16bb2f7042d262478b9cb84ce8b&start=1189&end=1560","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2762949-8712e16bb2f7042d262478b9cb84ce8b/thumbnail_1189000.jpg","/articles/6625031/Texas/Texas-Workforce-Commission-approves-FY2024-annual-and-supplemental-reports-amends-commissioner-message","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625031-1bfe9d744a1947ac90b0261cd78ed5f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1773578450&Signature=hiUtNd3AwcB52TtmkIF6eK8uMT55WBBYBoP4UP4xmyU7BvqeCphlnwawiJXsGv3M5ni~nG6m2A6z6u7aoT0fnM4YRogEZ6AjpdlfqUG7OKlEH4Qal52jFj5d3p7KzvqMK7HzzeCJvqnKSjlYxAEygWiKqgNec3Rkq1AwbG8TsXzn3uI9Yq1PBE3TU0hQNidtcS9a8ag68pmbgK99lfVXKYKfdRyW0JWH54atpgFGy0iAAsAUj~xYKQF9OvQeYSnq0RPNG~QBS5JPaHDj17QVezsi44yeYn8qFQGodI13Ruyo-0xS19Jn9mPuc1j6WBZXdO4uFRy6JLqOUTgZ8hJIcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas Workforce Commission on a unanimous vote approved its fiscal year 2024 annual and supplemental reports for submission to the governor and Texas Legislature and adopted an amended commissioner\u0000message.

The reports were presented by Amy Landrum, director of communications, who told commissioners the annual report was produced in compliance with Texas Labor Code section 301.065 and that the supplemental report includes statutorily required program information such as College Credit for Heroes, the Skills Development Fund, Trade Adjustment Assistance and Works Wonders Texas Purchasing from People with Disabilities. \"The annual report has been produced in compliance with Texas Labor Code section 301.065 for submission to the governor and Texas Legislature pending commission approval,\" Landrum said.

The commission's approval came after one commissioner offered a rewrite of the commissioner's message. The commissioner said the revised message aimed to better connect the report's statutory elements with the agency\u0000impact on Texans in the workforce, noting the agency serves some 15.5 million people. After pausing to allow other commissioners to review the suggested language, the commission voted to amend the staff draft and adopt the modified commissioner message.

Chairman Daniel called for a motion to approve the reports as recommended by staff. A motion to approve the annual and supplemental reports was moved and seconded; the amendment to the commissioner's message was offered, discussed briefly, and the amended motion passed unanimously. Commissioners also thanked Landrum and staff for producing the reports.

The annual report and supplemental report will be submitted to the governor and Legislature as required by statute.

The commission also noted a legislative report and other agenda items would be taken up later in the meeting.","The Texas Workforce Commission unanimously approved its fiscal year 2024 annual and supplemental reports for submission to the governor and Legislature and voted to adopt an amended commissioner\u0000message, after commissioners reviewed a staff presentation and debated the message wording.","actionData","errors"]

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Commissioners ask staff to review governor—targeted industries list for possible updates to TIP guidance and programs

TWC staff served as resource witnesses on multiple House bills; agency scheduled additional testimony

Commissioners debate multiple docket 13 wage claim and unemployment insurance cases; approve staff recommendations with listed exceptions

Texas Workforce Commission approves FY2024 annual and supplemental reports, amends commissioner message