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Pictured from left are TVC Rural Veterans Career Advisor Zac Staley and Adria Garcia. Army veteran Adria Garcia was forced to close her healthy cooking business in Buda and had been unemployed for three months. “She was facing a challenging chapter in her life. With no job and mounting expenses,
Veteran and military connected students are focused on their academic success and their opportunities after college. When South Texas College held a Veterans Resource Fair at its McAllen campus in mid-April, it attracted over 60 veteran students and their family members. The Texas Veterans Commission was there to inform and
Above, TVC Commissioner Chuck Wright, center, joined Veteran Career Advisors (VCAs) Orlando Alvarez and Cynthia Lawton and Veterans Employer Liason (VEL) Coach Tee Huling at U&I Spread the Light’s resource fair in Dallas. Four on the spot interviews, referrals to employment opportunities and job seekers assisted with completing their Work
As a TVC Employment Services Family Career Advisor, Dee Stewart assists military spouses and dependents of service members to find employment. Having been a military spouse herself, she understands the challenges military spouses face in maintaining a career as they move from one duty station to the next. Stewart said
The Texas Veterans Commissioners approved the annual Veteran Employer of the Year awards at the quarterly commission meeting on May 15, 2025. TVC Veteran Employment Services staff nominate businesses and organizations which demonstrate a strong commitment to employing veterans and leading effective veteran employment initiatives. “Thank you to all employers
Newly employed Army veteran Kelvin King. When Army veteran Kelvin King visited the Denison Workforce Center on March 18, 2025, he was facing challenges, barriers to employment due to being justice involved, low income, and his disabilities. He was in the VA Compensated Work Therapy program, earning $8.35 an
Recently held job fairs attracted hundreds of employment seekers and connected them with employers and TVC Veteran Employment Services. The Law Enforcement Job Fair held on May 7, 2025 in Edinburg attracted over 289 job seekers. It featured over 40 law enforcement agencies seeking employees. It was sponsored and organized
When U.S. Navy veteran Anwar Elboustani found himself in need of a new job, he visited his local Workforce Solutions Center in Waco. There, center staff assessed him as a qualified veteran for TVC Employment Services and in January 2024 connected him with TVC Veteran Career Advisor (VCA) Paul Bilunas.
TVC Rural Veterans Career Advisor and Army veteran Gerardo “Jerry” Garza participated in the Texas Conference for Employers – Lower Rio Grande Valley. The event was organized by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and held in Mission in late February. At the conference, Garza informed employers of the advantages of
Morant Pittman, a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army, faced a major setback when he was laid off from his role as a Quality Assurance Specialist at Fort Cavazos. “Mr. Pittman was disheartened and discouraged at the possibilities of obtaining a worthy job due to his age. He
