The United States faces a nationwide manufacturing labor shortage, with more than 800,000 unfilled manufacturing positions and an estimated 4 million jobs needing to be filled over the next decade, according to figures cited by summit organizers.
business
Restoration crews with R. Alden Marshall & Associates finished polishing and applying a protective wax coating to the monument’s bronze plates and statues Tuesday, giving the landmark a fresh sheen after it was last restored in 2015....
News
Site development for the active adult community of about 3,500 residences will begin this week at the tract between state Highways 3 and 146, north of the Emmett F. Lowry Expressway and extending toward Moses Bayou....
News
EverUpward received the donation to expand its EverBright program, which helps parents and caregivers address sexual abuse threats and prevention best practices....
Local
The Harvest Moon Regatta, an overnight sailboat race from the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier to Port Aransas, will officially begin at 2 p.m. Thursday....
schools
The pamphlets, reportedly distributed under the name “Texas Transgender Student Union,” reference an organization that doesn't appear to exist and use branding resembling that of the Transgender Education Network of Texas, a legitimate transgender advocacy organization....
schools
During the inaugural Build Freedom Summit, workforce development leaders outlined an initiative designed to introduce children to manufacturing, engineering and skilled trades beginning in elementary school, creating a pathway from kindergarten through employment....
safety
The pilot, who was the only occupant, suffered no injuries and refused EMS, police said.
