Skip to main navigation
Skip to content
Skip to content
Welcome, we're here to help.
Resources, tips and tools to build a stronger Texas workforce.
Chairman's Corner
About the Chairman
Tom Pauken, Chairman
Texas Workforce Commission
101 E 15th St
Austin, TX 78778-0001
In March 2008, Tom Pauken was appointed Chairman for the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) by Governor Rick Perry.
Editorials, Opinions, Speeches, Statements and Press Releases
- February 3, 2012 - TWC Chairman Highlights Success of Programs to Help Returning Veterans
- January 27, 2012 - Chairman Pauken's Testimony to the House Economic and Small Business Development Committee on January 26, 2012
- January 9, 2012 - The Importance of Manufacturing to Texas and the United States
- December 8, 2011 - TWC Chairman Tom Pauken's Speech at the Annual Texas Workforce Conference
- October 27, 2011 - U.S. Government Funds Manufacturing Jobs Overseas
- October 6, 2011 - Missing the Forest for the Trees: Raid on Gibson Guitar a Questionable Decision
- September 20, 2011 - The Cost of Texas’ Severe Drought
- September 14, 2011 - The Obama Jobs Plan Jeopardizes Social Security Funding
- September 9, 2011 - TWC Chairman Tom Pauken Statement In Response to President Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress
- September 1, 2011 - Spending Less Time on Tax Compliance, and More Time on Business
- August 24, 2011 - Putting An End to Record Long-Term Unemployment
- August 10, 2011 - Lessening Our Dependence on Foreign Energy Important for Economy and National Security
- July 29, 2011 - Shifting from Consumption to Production: What it Will Take, and Why We Must Do it Now
- July 12, 2011 - Address by Chairman Tom Pauken at the Texas Farm Bureau Summer Commodity Conference in San Marcos July 7, 2011
- June 27, 2011 - Bringing Americans Together for the Good of the Country
- May 24, 2011 - Is College Education For Everyone?
- April 29, 2011 - TWC Chairman criticizes Washington's budget decisions
- April 21, 2011 - Millions of Jobs Shipped Overseas: How to Reverse the Trend
- February 28, 2011 - Men are Big Losers in Economic Downturn
- February 15, 2011 - Tom Pauken’s Prepared Remarks at the Texas Workforce Commission Business Conference on February 7, 2011
- February 10, 2011 - Chairman Pauken Testimony for Hearing on Improving Efforts to Help Unemployed Americans Find Jobs before the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources
- January 21, 2011- Texas' Strength Clear In Recent Bond Sale by Tom Pauken
- December 7, 2010 - The Negative Impact of High Unemployment on Young Americans by Tom Pauken
- November 30, 2010 - Address of Chairman Tom Pauken to the 14th Annual TWC Conference in Dallas, Texas, November 17, 2010
- November 30, 2010 - Address of Chairman Tom Pauken to the 14th Annual TWC Conference in Dallas, Texas, November 17, 2010 (Abbreviated Version)
- November 20, 2010 - Tom Pauken's Address at the 8th Annual Veterans' Ball in Bellville, Texas Saturday, November 20, 2010
- November 5, 2010 - China Buys U.S. Assets with its Surplus Dollars
- October 27, 2010 - America's Pressing Problems: Joblessness and Debt
- October 19, 2010 - “Back to Basics” PAC Paints Distorted Picture of Texas Economy
- August 11, 2010 - The Obama Administration's “Economic Stimulus” Plan Isn't Working
- July 14, 2010 - Texas Workforce Commission Upholds Fair Treatment for All Participants in the Workforce System
- June 8, 2010 - Commencement Address of Tom Pauken to the Sealy High School Class of 2010
- May 17, 2010 - Testimony for Chairman Tom Pauken Joint Hearing of the House Technology, Economic Development and Workforce Committee & House Business and Industry Committee
- May 11, 2010 - The Government Debt Bubble Is the Next One to Burst by Tom Pauken
- April 26, 2010 - House Appropriations - Article 7 Subcommittee Hearing Written Testimony Submitted by Tom Pauken Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission
- April 21, 2010 - White House Stimulus Job Growth Claims Are Misleading
- March 16, 2010 - Putting Texas Veterans Back to Work By Tom Pauken
- February 10, 2010 - House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding Written Testimony Submitted by Tom Pauken Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission
- January 25, 2010 - Texas Has Largest 10-Year Growth in Private Sector Jobs Among All States
- January 14, 2010 - The Impact of Declining Sales Tax Revenues in Texas by Tom Pauken
- December 2, 2009 - Address of Tom Pauken, Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to the 13th Annual TWC Conference in Grapevine, Texas
- November 6, 2009 - TWC Chairman Tom Pauken Calls on Congress to Focus on Private-Sector Job Creation
- September 22, 2009 - TWC Chairman Tom Pauken Addresses Job Impact of Waxman-Markey at PUC Summit
- September 22, 2009 - Remarks by Tom Pauken, Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission, at the Cap & Trade Summit in Austin, Texas
- September 4, 2009 - Will Government Jobs Keep Growing?
- August 28, 2009 - Chairman Pauken's Speech to the Texas Business Conference in Odessa, Texas
- August 18, 2009 - TWC Chairman Warns of Web Sites Misleading the Public
- August 14, 2009 - Chairman Pauken's Speech to the Texas Business Conference in Abilene, Texas
- August 13, 2009 - New Blog to Focus on Putting Texans Back to Work
- August 12, 2009 - House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding
- August 11, 2009 - Texas vs. California: Which Model is Right for the Nation?
- July 17, 2009 - An Economic Policy to Put America Back to Work
- June 23, 2009 - Are We Setting Ourselves Up For A Jobless Recovery?
- May 12, 2009 - Obama's Energy Tax Proposals a Job-Killer for Texas
- February 13, 2009 - Gov. Perry Reappoints Pauken to Texas Workforce Commission
- February 12, 2009 - Job Creation in the Private Sector - A Real Economic Stimulus Plan
- January 21, 2009 - Job Worries? Consider Skills Training
- January 12, 2009 - TWC Chairman Pauken Responds to Decreasing Texas Revenue Estimates Released Today
- January 7, 2009 - A New Year's Resolution: No Spending Binge in Texas