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Texas Workforce Commission

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General information
Office Type:  Nonpartisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $200,494
2025 FY Budget:  $2,636,163,895
Total Seats:  3
Term limits:  None
Structure
Length of term:   6 years
Authority:  Texas Labor Code, Chapter 301, Section 6
Selection Method:  Appointed by Governor
Current Officeholder(s)
Bryan Daniel, Joe Esparza, Alberto Trevino
Other Texas Executive Offices
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The Texas Workforce Commission is a state executive position in the Texas state government. The mission of the commission is "to promote and support a workforce system that creates value and offers employers, individuals, and communities the opportunity to achieve and sustain economic prosperity."[1] The three members of the commission are appointed by the governor to staggered six-year terms. The governor selects one of the members of the commission to serve as chair for a two-year term, eligible for reappointment.

Current officeholder

The current officeholders are:

Authority

The chair's powers, term of office, etc. are derived from Chapter 301 of the Texas Labor Code.

Chapter 301, Section 6:

The governor shall designate the chair of the commission from among the members of the commission.[2]

Qualifications

The Texas Labor Code (Title 4, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Subchapter A) defines the requirements for serving on the Texas Workforce Commission.

Section 301.002 defines the composition of the commission:

(1) one member who is a representative of labor;

(2) one member who is a representative of employers;

(3) one member who is a representative of the public.[3]

Section 301.003 lays out restrictions for serving on the commission:

(b) A member of the commission or the member's spouse may not be employed by any business or other organization receiving money from the commission during the member's term on the commission.

(c) A person may not be a member of the commission or an employee of the commission employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of labor, business, workforce development, child care, or career schools and colleges; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of labor, business, workforce development, child care, or career schools and colleges.

(d) A person may not serve as a member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a career school or college or a business entity or other organization receiving money from the commission;
(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a career school or college or a business entity or other organization receiving money from the commission; or
(3) is registered, certified, licensed, permitted, or otherwise authorized by the commission

(e) If a member of the commission or the member's spouse is engaged in any other employment, the member of the commission shall refrain from voting on or participating in any commission decision that involves the other employment. (f) A member of the commission or the member's spouse may not enter into a contract, either directly with a local workforce development board or with an entity that contracts with a local workforce development board, under which the member or the member's spouse receives compensation for services provided by the member or the member's spouse. [3]

Section 301.003 defines required training that appointed members must undergo before undertaking official duties.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:
(1) the legislation that created the commission;
(2) the programs operated by the commission;
(3) the role and functions of the commission;
(4) the rules of the commission, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;
(5) the current budget for the commission;
(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;
(7) the requirements of:
(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;
(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;
(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and
(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws;
(8) civil rights laws relevant to employment programs offered by the commission; and
(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.

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Appointments

The three members of the commission are appointed by the governor to staggered six-year terms. The governor selects one of the members of the commission to serve as chair. Chairs are appointed to two-year terms and can be reappointed to consecutive terms.[4]

Vacancies

Any vacancies in the position of chairman are filled by the governor, and the individual will hold the office for the remainder of the term.[5]

Duties

The duties of the commissioners are outlined in Page 4 of the Commission's Self Evaluation Report:[6]

  • oversight and support of an employer-driven, integrated workforce development system through the consolidation of job training, employment, and work-related services including literacy, child care, and transportation
  • administration of employment services and job training for job seekers and current workers
  • administration and operation of unemployment compensation benefit payments and unemployment tax collection and the adjudication process for determining claimant eligibility and employer liability
  • establishment and maintenance of free public employment offices
  • regulation of proprietary schools and enforcement of minimum standards of approval for proprietary schools
  • reintegration into the labor force of adults and youth formerly incarcerated
  • enforcement of pay day and child labor laws
  • adjudication of wage claims through investigations and other actions to ensure payment of wages
  • dissemination of information about the Minimum Wage Act
  • assist trade-affected unemployed workers in securing training and employment
  • inspection and approval of veteran's education schools and training establishments
  • collection, analysis, and publication of Labor Market Information to employers, Boards, state and local government, the U.S. Department of Labor, and other entities and individuals[7]

Divisions

As of January 25, 2021, divisions within the Texas Workforce Commission included:[8]

  • Executive Director
  • Deputy Executive Director
  • Unemployment Insurance Division
  • Workforce Development Division
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division
  • External Relations Division
  • Child Care & Early Learning Division
  • Information Technology Division
  • Employer Initiatives
  • Operational Insight
  • Internal Audit
  • Civil Rights Division
  • Regulatory Integrity Division
  • Business Operations Division
  • General Counsel

State budget

See also: Texas state budget and finances

The budget for the Texas Workforce Commission in Fiscal Year 2025 was $2,636,163,895.[9]

Compensation

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

2023

In 2023, each commissioner received a salary of $200,494, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

2022

In 2022, each commissioner received a salary of $200,494, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

2021

In 2021, each commissioner received a salary of $182,500, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

2020

In 2020, each commissioner received a salary of $182,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

2019

In 2019, each commissioner received a salary of $182,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

2018

In 2018, each commissioner received a salary of $179,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]

2017

In 2017, each commissioner received a salary of $179,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[16]

2016

In 2016, each commissioner received a salary of $179,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[17]

2015

In 2015, each commissioner received a salary of $165,900 according to the Council of State Governments.[18]

2014

In 2014, each commissioner received a salary of $157,410 according to the Council of State Governments.[19]

2013

In 2013, each commissioner received a salary of $140,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[20]

2010

In 2010, each commissioner received a salary of $79,596 according to the Council of State Governments.[21]

Historical officeholders

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Recent news

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Contact information

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External links

Footnotes

  1. The Texas Workforce Commission, "About us," accessed January 25, 2021
  2. Texas State Statutes, "Chapter 301 Section 6 of the Texas Labor Code," accessed January 25, 2021
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Texas State Statutes, "Texas Government Code Chapter 321," accessed January 25, 2021
  4. Texas State Statutes, "Texas Labor Code, Title 4," accessed January 25, 2021
  5. Texas State Statutes, "Chapter 301, Section 5 of the Texas Labor Code," accessed January 25, 2021
  6. Texas Workforce Commission, Self-Evaluation Report to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, Page 4: Department of labor," accessed January 25, 2021
  7. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. Texas Workforce Commission, "TWC Executive Staff," accessed January 25, 2021
  9. Texas Legislature, "H.B. No. 1 General Appropriations Act," accessed December 6, 2023
  10. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
  11. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
  12. Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
  13. Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 25, 2021
  14. Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 25, 2021
  15. Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 25, 2021
  16. Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 25, 2021
  17. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
  18. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
  19. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 8, 2014
  20. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," January 28, 2014
  21. The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11,"accessed November 4, 2011