The following is an archive of various resources from Tom’s term as Commissioner of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). In March 2008, Tom Pauken was appointed to the Texas Workforce Commission by Governor Rick Perry, serving as Chairman through April 30, 2012. Tom stepped down from his position at TWC on March 1, 2013.
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Opinions, Speeches, Statements and Press Releases
2012
- December 17, 2012 – Rediscovering Vocational Education by Tom Pauken
- December 5, 2012 – Remarks of Tom Pauken to Texas Workforce Commission Annual Conference on November 28, 2012
- November 29, 2012 – Champion Cooler Sets Example for How to Create Good Manufacturing Jobs
- November 13, 2012 – Further Welfare Reform Needed
- November 9, 2012 – Texas Medical Center Leaders Have a Heart for Veterans
- June 29, 2012 – Testimony for Commissioner Tom Pauken to the House Committee on Economic and Small Business Development June 28, 2012
- May 16, 2012 – Skills Training: An Alternative to Massive College Debt
- May 9, 2012 – Tom Pauken’s Speech at Texas State Technical College in Waco on May 3, 2012
- April 30, 2012 – Texans for Public Justice Stimulus Analysis Rehashes Fuzzy Math from Two Years Ago
- April 20, 2012 – SkillsUSA One of the Best Kept Secrets in Texas
- April 11, 2012 – Written Testimony for Senate Committee on Business & Commerce Hearing on April 10, 2012
- April 11, 2012 – Address to the Texas Association of College Technical Educators Spring Conference on April 5, 2012 – Fort Worth, TX
- March 29, 2012 – Texas Veterans Leadership Program Helps Returning Soldiers Find Jobs in Texas
- March 27, 2012 – Statement from Tom Pauken on the Conclusion of His Tenure as Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission
- 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
2011
- 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
2010
- 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
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