What Texas lawmakers did this session to close the state’s workforce gaps

Texas lawmakers this year approved a slew of bills aimed at helping students better prepare for life after high school. They include legislation to expand career advising, grow apprenticeship programs and develop the state's nuclear industry. (Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune)

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Workforce training played the quiet middle child during this year’s regular legislative session. While louder, more polarizing issues took the spotlight, Texas lawmakers also passed landmark bills that will reshape how students prepare for life after high school.