Congressman Rubén Hinojosa on Texas Workforce Commission Grant to South Texas College and Healthcare Consortium

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Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) congratulates South Texas College, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, and other Healthcare Consortium partners for receiving an over $2.6 million Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The grant award was presented to the recipients by TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Julian Alvarez at a ceremony held at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance today.

"I applaud the Texas Workforce Commission for awarding a $2.6 million Skills Development Fund grant today to South Texas College and a Healthcare Consortium, which includes Doctors Hospital at Renaissance," said Congressman Hinojosa. "This funding will provide job training and assistance to the workers in the Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley area and allow for greater access and opportunities to healthcare education and medical training."

In a Texas Workforce Commission release, TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Julian Alvarez stated, "Through local partnerships, this skills development grant will build on the investment of future healthcare professionals in the community with customized training resources and providing advanced opportunities for highly skilled workers in the Rio Grande Valley."

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