Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Gov. Rick Perry has reappointed Andres Alcantar of Pflugerville to the Texas Workforce Commission for a term to expire Feb. 1 2019. The commission oversees and provides workforce development services to employers and job seekers throughout the state.
Alcantar is currently serving as chair of the Texas Workforce Commission and has served as commissioner representing the public since his appointment in August 2008. He is former deputy director of the Governors Office Division of Budget Planning and Policy which advises the governor on federal state and local issues and provides executive oversight to state boards and commissions. He is also a former advisor on workforce and health and human service issues in Governor George W. Bushs Office of Budget and Planning and former director of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Strategic Planning Division.
Alcantar received a bachelors degree and a Master of Public Administration from Texas Tech University.
This appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.