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Mount Pleasant approves $50,000 EDC match for high‑demand job training grant

Mount Pleasant City Council · January 9, 2026
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Summary

Council approved the Economic Development Corporation’s $50,000 match for a Texas Workforce Commission high‑demand job training grant, which the EDC says would be matched 1:1 by TWC and distributed to local school districts and Northeast Texas Community College for equipment purchases.

The City Council approved a request on Jan. 7 to provide up to $50,000 from the Economic Development Corporation as a local match for a Texas Workforce Commission high‑demand job training grant.

Kevin Carter, EDC director, described the program as a TWC matching grant for communities that the EDC can…

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