About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Governor Abbott's newly launched Jobs Council on the skilled trades shortage in Texas.

Governor Abbott just launched a statewide Jobs Council but the skilled trades shortage it's supposed to fix is already reshaping what gets built across the state, and what doesn’t, so will it help?

Topics covered

• jobs
• skilled trades
• construction
• Texas economy
• government initiatives

Keywords

• Texas
• Jobs Council
• skilled trades
• construction
• Governor Abbott

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jobs Council

Places: Texas

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