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Governor Abbott Announces Over $5.8 Million For Texas Emergency And Trauma Care Workforce Training
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced twenty-four grants totaling more than $5.8 million to graduate medical and nursing schools to help train doctors and nurses in emergency and trauma care and expand the state’s healthcare workforce. “Texas doctors and nurses ensure patients have access to lifesaving care when it matters most,” said Governor Abbott….
Governor Abbott Extends Workforce Pell Grant Applications to Expand Texas’ Workforce
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas is extending the application period for the new federal Workforce Pell Grant program, giving more colleges and technical schools additional time to submit eligible short-term training programs. The extended window will expand access to affordable, short-term training that prepares Texans for good-paying, high-demand careers in construction,…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $4.7 Million In Workforce Development Grants
July 14, 2026 | Austin, Texas | Press Release AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced 15 grants totaling more than $4.7 million to Texas public community colleges and technical schools. The grants, administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), support educational programs that lead to in-demand, high-earning occupations. “Texas students deserve clear pathways…
Governor Abbott Announces $5.5 Million In Grants To Boost Primary Medical Care
AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott today announced three Statewide Preceptorship Program (SPP) grants totaling $5.5 million to professional medical societies in Texas. The grants support hands-on training for Texas medical students in family medicine, general internal medicine, and pediatrics, including pediatric subspecialties. “Texas families deserve quality primary care close to home,” said Governor Abbott. “These…
THECB Grant Helps Address Critical Nursing Shortage in Texas
AUSTIN – Sam Houston State University’s School of Nursing School and four Houston-area hospitals have developed and are scaling up a unique and promising teaching model that could help ease the critical nursing shortage facing Texas. The program, Shared Nursing Academic Practice Partnership Initiative (SNAPPI), tackles the statewide nursing shortage by focusing on bottlenecks, specifically…
THECB Issues Cease and Desist Letter to Illegal TexAM Entity
AUSTIN – At the direction of Governor Abbott, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) today sent a letter (see full copy) demanding that an entity calling itself Texas American Muslim University at Dallas (TexAM) cease all operations. The entity claims it is an educational organization offering higher education courses and degrees in Texas but has not complied with Texas laws…